Ginchy
Ginchy [ɡɛ̃.ʃi] is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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Location of Ginchy 
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| Coordinates: 50°01′27″N 2°49′59″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Péronne |
| Intercommunality | Haute Somme |
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| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Marie-Geneviève Desailloud |
| Area 1 | 5.92 km2 (2.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 61 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80378 /80360 |
| Elevation | 85–157 m (279–515 ft) (avg. 154 m or 505 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Ginchy is situated on the D20 road, some 45 km (28 mi) northeast of Amiens. The graphic below shows the community in relation to nearby places.
Relative distance from neighbouring populations
Ginchy
Guillemont (1,1km)Longueval (2,1km)Combles (2,7km)Morval (3,0km)Lesbœufs (3,1km)Flers, Somme (3,1km)Hardecourt-aux-Bois (3,8km)Maurepas, Somme (3,9km)History
Ginchy has a small park devoted to the memory of Captain Charles François, "Dromedary of Egypt" (1775-1853), who husbanded the camels during Napoleon's French campaign in Egypt and Syria.
Ginchy was at the centre of battle during World War I (1914-1918) and suffered severe damage as a result. It was used as an observation post by the Germans and was fiercely contested before being overtaken by Irish troops to conclude the Battle of Ginchy.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 83 | 86 | 69 | 64 | 60 | 56 | 66 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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