Le Ponchel

Le Ponchel is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Le Ponchel
The church of Le Ponchel
Coat of arms
Location of Le Ponchel
Le Ponchel
Le Ponchel
Coordinates: 50°15′28″N 2°04′30″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonAuxi-le-Château
IntercommunalityCC Ternois
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jacqueline Dewarumetz
Area
1
4.68 km2 (1.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
207
  Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62665 /62390
Elevation22–116 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

Historical population of Le Ponchel
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population221230192193210213232
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents 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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See also

References

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


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