Martinpuich

Martinpuich
Martinpuich
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Martinpuich
Coordinates: 50°03′02″N 2°45′56″E / 50.0506°N 2.7656°ECoordinates: 50°03′02″N 2°45′56″E / 50.0506°N 2.7656°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Bapaume
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de la Région de Bapaume
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-François Dercourt
Area^1	5.96 km^2 (2.30 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	205
• Density	34/km^2 (89/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62561 / 62450
Elevation	110–158 m (361–518 ft) (avg. 141 m or 463 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Martinpuich is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Martinpuich is situated 18 miles (29 km) south of Arras, near the junction of the D929 and the D6 roads.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
273	281	243	228	216	209	205
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The church of St.Pierre, rebuilt as was most of the village after the First World War.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• The CWGC cemetery
• Martinpuich on the Quid website (French)