Chuignes

Chuignes (French pronunciation: [ʃɥiɲ]; Picard: Chuingne) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Chuignes
Commune
The town hall and school in Chuignes
Location of Chuignes
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Coordinates: 49°54′03″N 2°45′14″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Ham
Intercommunality	CC Terre de Picardie
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Francis Gorlier[1]
Area 1	4.56 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	149
• Density	33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80194 /80340
Elevation	41–87 m (135–285 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Chuignes is situated on the D143 and D71 crossroads, near the banks of the river Somme, some 20 miles (32 km) east of Amiens.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	197	—
1975	168	−2.25%
1982	148	−1.79%
1990	136	−1.05%
1999	127	−0.76%
2007	117	−1.02%
2012	129	+1.97%
2017	134	+0.76%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Somme department