Martinpuich

Martinpuich
Commune
The town hall, school and monument to the dead of Martinpuich
Coat of arms
Martinpuich Location within Hauts-de-France region Martinpuich
Coordinates: 50°03′02″N 2°45′56″E / 50.0506°N 2.7656°E / 50.0506; 2.7656Coordinates: 50°03′02″N 2°45′56″E / 50.0506°N 2.7656°E / 50.0506; 2.7656
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Bapaume
Intercommunality	CC Sud-Artois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-François Dercourt
Area1	5.96 km2 (2.30 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	205
• Density	34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62561 /62450
Elevation	110–158 m (361–518 ft) (avg. 141 m or 463 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.

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

Geography

Martinpuich is situated 18 miles (29 km) south of Arras, near the junction of the D929 and the D6 roads.

Population

Places of interest

• The church of St.Pierre, rebuilt as was most of the village after the First World War.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Martinpuich.

• The CWGC cemetery
• Martinpuich on the Quid website (in French)