Canchy (French pronunciation: [kɑ̃ʃi] ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Canchy
The Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Foy in Canchy
The Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Foy in Canchy
Location of Canchy
Map
Canchy is located in France
Canchy
Canchy
Canchy is located in Hauts-de-France
Canchy
Canchy
Coordinates: 50°11′14″N 1°52′42″E / 50.1872°N 1.8783°E / 50.1872; 1.8783
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAbbeville
CantonAbbeville-1
IntercommunalityCC Ponthieu-Marquenterre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean Grosbeau[1]
Area
1
6.47 km2 (2.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
338
 • Density52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80167 /80150
Elevation32–79 m (105–259 ft)
(avg. 74 m or 243 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

There was a station on the Réseau des Bains de Mer which opened on 19 June 1892 and closed on 10 March 1947.

Geography edit

Canchy is situated just off the D928 road (it now bypasses the town), some 5 miles (8 km) north of Abbeville.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 380—    
1975 346−1.33%
1982 327−0.80%
1990 313−0.55%
1999 307−0.21%
2007 298−0.37%
2012 314+1.05%
2017 322+0.50%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE