Ginchy

Ginchy
Commune
The town hall in Ginchy
Location of Ginchy
Ginchy Location within France Show map of France Ginchy Location within Hauts-de-France Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°01′27″N 2°49′59″E / 50.0242°N 2.833°E / 50.0242; 2.833
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Péronne
Intercommunality	Haute Somme
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marc Delmotte
Area 1	5.92 km2 (2.29 sq mi)
Elevation	154 m (505 ft)
Highest elevation	157 m (515 ft)
Lowest elevation	85 m (279 ft)
Population  (2023)	75
• Density	13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80378 /80360
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ginchy (French pronunciation: [ʒɛ̃ʃi]) 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.

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

External links

• Media related to Ginchy at Wikimedia Commons