Canchy, Somme
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Commune of Canchy |
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| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Picardie | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville | |
| Canton | Canton de Nouvion | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du canton de Nouvion-en-Ponthieu | |
| Mayor | Mme Anne-Marie Sagot (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 32 m–79 m (avg. 74 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 6,47 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
307 | |
| - Density | 47/km² | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 80167/ 80150 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Canchy is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France. There was a station on the Réseau des Bains de Mer which opened on 19 June 1892 and closed on 10 March 1947.
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[edit] Geography
Situated just off the D928 road (it now bypasses the town), some 5 miles north of Abbeville.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 376 | 380 | 346 | 327 | 313 | 307 |
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[edit] See also
Réseau des Bains de Mer
Communes of the Somme department
[edit] External links
- Canchy on the Insee website (French)
- Canchy on the Quid website (French)
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on January 31st 2008.
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