Plachy-Buyon

Plachy-Buyon
Plachy-Buyon
Location within Picardy region  Plachy-Buyon
Coordinates: 49°48′59″N 2°13′11″E / 49.8164°N 2.2197°ECoordinates: 49°48′59″N 2°13′11″E / 49.8164°N 2.2197°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Conty
Intercommunality	Canton of Conty
Government
• Mayor (2014)	Lionel Normand
Area^1	10.13 km^2 (3.91 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	909
• Density	90/km^2 (230/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80627 / 80160
Elevation	37–122 m (121–400 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 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.

Plachy-Buyon is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D8 road, some 8 miles (13 km) south of Amiens, in the valley of the Selle river, a tributary of the Somme. It is heavily influenced by the proximity of Amiens. 28% of the inhabitants are under the age of twenty.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
298	340	462	767	799	929	909
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The new mairie, inaugurated on 14 October 2006.
• The old paper mill. Built around 1838-1844, on the site of an old watermill.
• Protected wooded valley site.
• The nineteenth century church of Saint-Martin.
• Traces of two Gallo-Roman villas.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Plachy-Buyon on the Quid website (French)