Plachy-Buyon

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Coordinates: 49°48′59″N 2°13′11″E / 49.8163888889, 2.21972222222

Commune of Plachy-Buyon
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Canton de Conty
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du canton de Conty
Mayor	Mme Anny Flintham-Wallet (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	37 m–122 m (avg. 40 m)
Land area¹	10,13 km²
Population² (1999)	929
- Density	91/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	80627/ 80160
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.

Plachy-Buyon is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 Places of interest 4 See also 5 External links 6 Notes

[edit] Geography

Situated on the D8 road, some 8 miles south of Amiens, in the valley of the Selle river, a tributary of the Somme. It is heavily influenced by the proximity of Amiens. 28% of the inhabitants are under the age of twenty.

[edit] Population

Population Growth

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
298	340	462	767	799	929
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The new mairie, inaugurated on the 14th October 2006.
• The old paper mill.^[1] Built around 1838-1844, on the site of an old watermill.
• Protected wooded valley site.
• The 19th century church of Saint-Martin.
• Traces of two Gallo-Roman villas.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Somme department

[edit] External links

• Plachy-Buyon on the Insee website (French)
• Plachy-Buyon on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 12th 2008.