Plachy-Buyon

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Jean-Luc Huyon^[1]Area10.13 km² (3.91 sq mi)Population846 • Density84/km² (220/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation37–122 m (121–400 ft)
(avg. 40 m or 130 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Plachy-Buyon (French pronunciation: [plaʃi bɥijɔ̃]; Picard: Plachy-Bion) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D8 road, some 8 miles (13 km) south of Amiens, in the valley of the Selle river, a tributary of the Somme. It is heavily influenced by the proximity of Amiens. 28% of the inhabitants are under the age of twenty.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	340	—
1975	462	+4.48%
1982	767	+7.51%
1990	799	+0.51%
1999	929	+1.69%
2007	894	−0.48%
2012	896	+0.04%
2017	878	−0.41%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• The new mairie, inaugurated on 14 October 2006.
• The old paper mill. Built around 1838–1844, on the site of an old watermill.
• Protected wooded valley site.
• The nineteenth century church of Saint-Martin.
• Traces of two Gallo-Roman villas.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References