Ginchy

Ginchy
Commune
The town hall in Ginchy
Location of Ginchy
Ginchy Ginchy
Coordinates: 50°01′27″N 2°49′59″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Péronne
Intercommunality	Haute Somme
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Marie-Geneviève Desailloud
Area 1	5.92 km2 (2.29 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	70
• Density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Ginchy [ɡɛ̃.ʃi] is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

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

Relative distance from neighbouring populations

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

Historical population of Ginchy

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	83	86	69	64	60	56	66
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department
• Battle of Ginchy