Ponthoile

Ponthoile (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃twal]) is a commune in the Somme department of Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Ponthoile
The town hall and school in Ponthoile
The town hall and school in Ponthoile
Coat of arms of Ponthoile
Location of Ponthoile
Ponthoile is located in France
Ponthoile
Ponthoile
Ponthoile is located in Hauts-de-France
Ponthoile
Ponthoile
Coordinates: 50°12′59″N 1°42′48″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAbbeville
CantonAbbeville-1
IntercommunalityCC Ponthieu-Marquenterre
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Henri Poupart[1]
Area
1
19.41 km2 (7.49 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
606
  Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80633 /80860
Elevation2–31 m (6.6–101.7 ft)
(avg. 6 m or 20 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Ponthoile is situated on the D235 road, some 15 km northwest of Abbeville, near the bay of the Somme.

History

In 1346, during the Hundred Years War, English troops burnt and pillaged the towns of the Ponthieu on their way to the Battle of Crécy. Ponthoile was attacked on Saint-Barthélémy's day, 24 August, just two days before the battle, burning down the 12th-century church.

In the 13th century, there were 180 homes in Ponthoile, according to Dom Grenier. After the ravages of the wars against the English and Burgundians, according to English statistics, there were only 48. The population of Ponthoile subsequently increase slowly into the middle of the 19th century, before declining again, as farming became mechanisied and people left for the big cities

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1698300    
1772399+0.39%
1793581+1.81%
1831727+0.59%
1836781+1.44%
1851878+0.78%
1861876−0.02%
1901851−0.07%
1921715−0.87%
1946661−0.31%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1962629−0.31%
1968599−0.81%
1975537−1.55%
1982509−0.76%
1990502−0.17%
1999547+0.96%
2007603+1.23%
2012618+0.49%
2017615−0.10%
Source: EHESS (1793-1999)[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Main sights

  • Memorial to the aviation pioneers, the brothers Caudron.
  • Church of Saint Pierre. Badly damaged by two fires, it was decided, in 1836, to build a bigger, better church in brick and slate.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Ponthoile, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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