Le Ponchel (French pronunciation: [lə pɔ̃ʃɛl]; Picard: Ponché) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Le Ponchel | |
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_-_L%27%C3%A9glise.JPG) The church of Le Ponchel | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Le Ponchel  | |
  Le Ponchel  Le Ponchel | |
| Coordinates: 50°15′28″N 2°04′30″E / 50.2578°N 2.075°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Auxi-le-Château |
| Intercommunality | CC Ternois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacqueline Dewarumetz[1] |
Area 1 | 4.68 km2 (1.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 212 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62665 /62390 |
| Elevation | 22–116 m (72–381 ft) (avg. 27 m or 89 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editLe Ponchel is situated 34 miles (55 km) west of Arras, at the junction of the D121 and the D119 roads, on the banks of the Authie river, the border with the department of the Somme.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 230 | — |
| 1975 | 192 | −2.55% |
| 1982 | 193 | +0.07% |
| 1990 | 210 | +1.06% |
| 1999 | 213 | +0.16% |
| 2007 | 224 | +0.63% |
| 2012 | 220 | −0.36% |
| 2017 | 207 | −1.21% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
edit- The church of St.Jean, dating from the eighteenth century.
- An eighteenth-century watermill.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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