Canchy, Somme
Appearance
Canchy | |
|---|---|
The Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Foy in Canchy | |
![]() Location of Canchy | |
| Coordinates: 50°11′14″N 1°52′42″E / 50.1872°N 1.8783°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville |
| Canton | Abbeville-1 |
| Intercommunality | CC Ponthieu-Marquenterre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean Grosbeau[1] |
Area 1 | 6.47 km2 (2.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 348 |
| • Density | 53.8/km2 (139/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80167 /80150 |
| Elevation | 32–79 m (105–259 ft) (avg. 74 m or 243 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Canchy (French pronunciation: [kɑ̃ʃi] ⓘ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
There was a station on the Réseau des Bains de Mer which opened on 19 June 1892 and closed on 10 March 1947.
Geography
[edit]Canchy is situated just off the D928 road (it now bypasses the town), some 5 miles (8 km) north of Abbeville.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 380 | — |
| 1975 | 346 | −1.33% |
| 1982 | 327 | −0.80% |
| 1990 | 313 | −0.55% |
| 1999 | 307 | −0.21% |
| 2007 | 298 | −0.37% |
| 2012 | 314 | +1.05% |
| 2017 | 322 | +0.50% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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