Pont-Noyelles | |
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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 | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Amiens |
Canton | Corbie |
Intercommunality | Le Bocage et l'Hallue |
Government | |
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Jacky Durier |
Area1 | 8.62 km2 (3.33 sq mi) |
Population (2006)2 | 736 |
• Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
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. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Pont-Noyelles is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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.
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.