Pont-Noyelles
Commune
A general view of Pont-Noyelles
Coat of arms
Location of Pont-Noyelles
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Coordinates: 49°56′27″N 2°26′31″E / 49.9408°N 2.4419°E / 49.9408; 2.4419
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Corbie
Intercommunality	CC Val de Somme
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacky Durier[1]
Area 1	8.62 km2 (3.33 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2021)[2]	814
• Density	94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80634 /80115
Elevation	32–123 m (105–404 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pont-Noyelles (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ nwajɛl]; Picard: Pont-Noéyelle) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated at the junction of the D929, D30 and D115 roads, some 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Amiens, in the valley of the small river Hallue.

Population

History

Pont-Noyelles was the scene of one of the battles of the Franco-Prussian War. On 23 and 24 December 1870, French troops, led by Colonel Louis Faidherbe routed German forces led by Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel at the Battle of Hallue. A memorial at the site of the General's headquarters commemorates the battle.