Canchy, Somme

Canchy is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Canchy
Commune
The Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Foy in Canchy
Location of Canchy
Canchy Canchy
Coordinates: 50°11′14″N 1°52′42″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Abbeville-1
Intercommunality	CC Ponthieu-Marquenterre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean Grosbeau
Area ^1	6.47 km^2 (2.50 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	322
• Density	50/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80167 /80150
Elevation	32–79 m (105–259 ft) (avg. 74 m or 243 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (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

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

Population

Historical population of Canchy, Somme

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	376	380	346	327	313	307	297
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department
• André Abbal

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.