Canchy, Somme

Canchy
Canchy
Location within Hauts-de-France region Canchy
Coordinates: 50°11′14″N 1°52′42″E / 50.1872°N 1.8783°E / 50.1872; 1.8783Coordinates: 50°11′14″N 1°52′42″E / 50.1872°N 1.8783°E / 50.1872; 1.8783
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Nouvion
Intercommunality	Nouvion-en-Ponthieu
Government
• Mayor (2001–2014)	Anne-Marie Sagot
Area¹	6.47 km² (2.50 sq mi)
Population (2006)²	297
• Density	46/km² (120/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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. ² Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Canchy 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

Canchy is situated just off the D928 road (it now bypasses the town), some 5 miles (8 km) north of Abbeville.

Historical population of Canchy, Somme
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	376	380	346	327	313	307	297
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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Communes of the Somme department

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