Ginchy

Ginchy
Ginchy
Location within Picardy region  Ginchy
Coordinates: 50°01′27″N 2°49′59″E / 50.0242°N 2.833°E / 50.0242; 2.833Coordinates: 50°01′27″N 2°49′59″E / 50.0242°N 2.833°E / 50.0242; 2.833
Country	France
Region	Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Combles
Intercommunality	Canton of Combles
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Marie-Geneviève Desailloud
Area
• Land1	5.92 km2 (2.29 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Population2	66
• Population2 Density	11/km2 (29/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Ginchy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

Ginchy is situated on the D20 road, some 28 miles (45 km) northeast of Amiens. The graphic below shows the community in relation to nearby places.

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

See also

• Communes of the Somme department
• Battle of Ginchy

References

• INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ginchy.

• Ginchy on the Quid website (French)