Martinpuich Explained

Martinpuich
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Martinpuich.svg
Arrondissement:	Arras
Canton:	Bapaume
Insee:	62561
Postal Code:	62450
Mayor:	Jean-François Dercourt^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CC Sud-Artois
Coordinates:	50.0506°N 2.7656°W
Elevation M:	141
Elevation Min M:	110
Elevation Max M:	158
Area Km2:	5.96

Martinpuich is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

Geography

Martinpuich is situated 18miles south of Arras, near the junction of the D929 and the D6 roads.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Pierre, rebuilt as was most of the village after the First World War.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

• Capture of Martinpuich
• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• The CWGC cemetery

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62561-martinpuich INSEE commune file