Pont-Noyelles
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 A general view of Pont-Noyelles | |
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| Coordinates:49°56′27″N2°26′31″E/ 49.9408°N 2.4419°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Corbie |
| Intercommunality | CC Val de Somme |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Jacky Durier[1] |
| Area 1 | 8.62 km2(3.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 814 |
| • Density | 94/km2(240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80634/80115 |
| Elevation | 32–123 m (105–404 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft) |
| 1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Pont-Noyelles(French pronunciation:[pɔ̃nwajɛl];Picard:Pont-Noéyelle) is acommunein theSommedepartmentinHauts-de-Francein northernFrance.
Geography
[edit]The commune is situated at the junction of the D929, D30 and D115 roads, some 8 miles (13 km) northeast ofAmiens,in the valley of the small river Hallue.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 326 | — |
| 1975 | 538 | +7.42% |
| 1982 | 715 | +4.15% |
| 1990 | 800 | +1.41% |
| 1999 | 789 | −0.15% |
| 2007 | 726 | −1.03% |
| 2012 | 781 | +1.47% |
| 2017 | 840 | +1.47% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
History
[edit]Pont-Noyelles was the scene of one of the battles of theFranco-Prussian War.On 23 and 24 December 1870, French troops, led by ColonelLouis Faidherberouted German forces led byEdwin Freiherr von Manteuffelat theBattle of Hallue. A memorial at the site of the General's headquarters commemorates the battle.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires".data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises(in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^"Populations légales 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
- ^Population en historique depuis 1968,INSEE
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