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Pont-Noyelles |
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Pont-Noyelles
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| Country | France |
| Region | Picardy |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Villers-Bocage |
| Intercommunality | Le Bocage et l'Hallue |
| Mayor | Jacky Durier (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 32–123 m (105–404 ft) (avg. 60 m/200 ft) |
| Land area1 | 8.62 km2 (3.33 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 736 (2006) |
| - Density | 85 /km2 (220 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80634/ 80115 |
| 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.
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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.
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 303 | 326 | 538 | 715 | 800 | 789 | 736 |
| Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
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.