Punchy
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Péronne | |
| Canton | Ham | |
| Community association | Terre de Picardie | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 48 ' N , 2 ° 49' E | |
| height | 72-88 m | |
| surface | 3.04 km 2 | |
| Residents | 87 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 29 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80320 | |
| INSEE code | 80646 | |
Punchy ( Picard : Peuchin) is a northern French municipality with 87 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 Communauté de communes Terre de Picardie .
geography
The community is located around 4 km south of and immediately adjacent to Chaulnes and 9 km east- south -east of Rosières-en-Santerre on the D39. As the only cantonal municipality, Punchy, which also belongs to a different association of municipalities than the majority of the canton's municipalities, is largely east of the high-speed railway line of LGV Nord and the A1 autoroute .
history
Punchy received the Croix de guerre 1914-1918 as an award .
Residents
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 |
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| 88 | 78 | 79 | 98 | 78 | 65 | 70 | 78 |
administration
Gérard Leguillier has been mayor ( maire ) since 2001.
