Le Ponchel
Le Ponchel is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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Location of Le Ponchel 
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| Coordinates: 50°15′28″N 2°04′30″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Auxi-le-Château |
| Intercommunality | CC Ternois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jacqueline Dewarumetz |
| Area 1 | 4.68 km2 (1.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 207 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62665 /62390 |
| Elevation | 22–116 m (72–381 ft) (avg. 27 m or 89 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Le Ponchel is situated 34 miles (55 km) west of Arras, at the junction of the D121 and the D119 roads, on the banks of the Authie river, the border with the department of the Somme.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 221 | 230 | 192 | 193 | 210 | 213 | 232 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Jean, dating from the eighteenth century.
- An eighteenth-century watermill.
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References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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