Ginchy
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Péronne | |
| Canton | Péronne | |
| Community association | Haute Somme | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 1 ′ N , 2 ° 50 ′ E | |
| height | 85-157 m | |
| surface | 5.92 km 2 | |
| Residents | 61 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 10 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80360 | |
| INSEE code | 80378 | |
Ginchy is a French municipality with 61 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France . The municipality belongs to the canton of Péronne .
geography
The municipality is located around 3.5 km northwest of Combles on the D20E departmental road.
history
The area around Ginchy was the site of skirmishes for the Battle of the Somme in the summer and autumn of 1916 . The community received the Croix de guerre 1914-1918 as an award .
Residents
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 |
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| 89 | 86 | 69 | 64 | 60 | 56 | 66 | 66 |
administration
Mayor (maire) has been Marie-Geneviève Desailloud since 2001.
Web links
Commons : Ginchy - collection of images, videos and audio files
