Pont-Noyelles

Pont-Noyelles
Pont-Noyelles
Location within Picardy region  Pont-Noyelles
Coordinates: 49°56′27″N 2°26′31″E / 49.9408°N 2.4419°ECoordinates: 49°56′27″N 2°26′31″E / 49.9408°N 2.4419°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Villers-Bocage
Intercommunality	Le Bocage et l'Hallue
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jacky Durier
Area^1	8.62 km^2 (3.33 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	736
• Density	85/km^2 (220/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80634 / 80115
Elevation	32–123 m (105–404 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 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.

Pont-Noyelles is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated at the junction of the D929, D30 and D115 roads, some 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Amiens, in the valley of the small river Hallue.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
303	326	538	715	800	789	736
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

History

Pont-Noyelles was the scene of one of the battles of the Franco-Prussian War. On the 23 and 24 December 1870, French troops, led by Colonel Louis Faidherbe routed German forces led by Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel at the Battle of Hallue. A memorial at the site of the General’s headquarters commemorates the battle.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Pont-Noyelles on the Quid website (French)