Le Ponchel

Le Ponchel
Commune
The church of Le Ponchel

Coat of arms
Le Ponchel
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Le Ponchel
Coordinates: 50°15′28″N 2°04′30″E / 50.2578°N 2.075°E / 50.2578; 2.075Coordinates: 50°15′28″N 2°04′30″E / 50.2578°N 2.075°E / 50.2578; 2.075
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Auxi-le-Château
Intercommunality CC Ternois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jacqueline Dewarumetz
Area1 4.68 km2 (1.81 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 232
 • Density 50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Le Ponchel is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Le 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

Historical population of Le Ponchel
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population221230192193210213232
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Jean, dating from the eighteenth century.
  • An eighteenth-century watermill.

See also

References


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