Le Ponchel (; pcd, Ponché) is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Pas-de-Calais department in the
Hauts-de-France region of
France
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INSEE commune file
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Geography
Le Ponchel is situated west of Arras, at the junction of the D121 and the D119 roads, on the banks of the Authie river, the border with the department of the Somme.
Population
Places of interest
* The church of St.Jean, dating from the eighteenth century.
* An eighteenth-century watermill
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See also
* Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
Ponchel
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