Curchy
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Péronne | |
| Canton | Ham | |
| Community association | Est de la Somme | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 47 ' N , 2 ° 52' E | |
| height | 62-88 m | |
| surface | 9.63 km 2 | |
| Residents | 298 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 31 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80190 | |
| INSEE code | 80230 | |
Curchy is a northern French municipality with 298 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 Péronne , belongs to the canton of Ham and is part of the Est de la Somme municipality .
geography
The community is located about seven kilometers southeast of Chaulnes on the D337 département road. Dreslincourt is about two and a half kilometers northeast of Curchy across the Amiens-Laon railway line, Manicourt about one kilometer southeast of Curchy. The small river Ingon runs through the municipality and flows into the Canal du Nord at Rouy-le-Petit .
history
In 1966 the parishes of Curchy and Dreslincourt merged to form the new parish of Curchy-Dreslincourt. Another merger took place in 1973 with the municipality of Manicourt, since then the municipality is called Curchy.
Curchy received the Croix de guerre 1914-1918 as an award .
Residents
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 |
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| 263 | 297 | 314 | 300 | 302 | 297 | 318 | 323 |
administration
Mayor ( maire ) has been Dominique Pecquet since 2001.
Attractions
- The Church of Curchy.
- The large German military cemetery in Manicourt with 7,326 burials from the First World War .
