Le Ponchel
Commune
The church of Le Ponchel
Coat of arms
Location of Le Ponchel
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Coordinates: 50°15′28″N 2°04′30″E / 50.2578°N 2.075°E / 50.2578; 2.075
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Auxi-le-Château
Intercommunality	CC Ternois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacqueline Dewarumetz^[1]
Area ¹	4.68 km² (1.81 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2021)^[2]	212
• Density	45/km² (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62665 /62390
Elevation	22–116 m (72–381 ft) (avg. 27 m or 89 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Ponchel (French pronunciation: [lə pɔ̃ʃɛl]; Picard: Ponché) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

Le Ponchel is situated 34 miles (55 km) 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.