Cottenchy
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Cottenchy cotinchy |
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Montdidier | |
| Canton | Ailly-sur-Noye | |
| Community association | Avre Luce Noye | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 49 ' N , 2 ° 23' E | |
| height | 31–112 m | |
| surface | 10.73 km 2 | |
| Residents | 576 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 54 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80440 | |
| INSEE code | 80213 | |
| Website | http://www.valdenoye.com/index.php?mod=3&id=7&id_c=5 | |
-%C3%A9glise.JPG) Saint-Marcel church |
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Cottenchy ( Picard : Cotinchy) is a northern French municipality with 576 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France . The municipality is located in the arrondissement of Montdidier , is part of the Communauté de communes Avre Luce Noye and belongs to the canton of Ailly-sur-Noye .
geography
The community is almost entirely on the left (western) bank of the Noye around six kilometers north of Ailly-sur-Noye .
history
In Cottenchy was the Cistercian Abbey Paraclet des Champs , founded in 1218 , which was abandoned in the 17th century. The name lives on in the Lycée Agricole d'Amiens-le Paraclet in the far north of the municipality and in a fishing facility just outside the municipality.
Residents
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 |
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| 292 | 296 | 341 | 368 | 385 | 372 | 453 | 441 |
administration
Marie-Christine Maillart has been the mayor ( maire ) since 2008.
Attractions
- Saint-Marcel church
- Mill of the castle
- War memorial
