Plachy-Buyon

French commune|name= Plachy-Buyon


x = 138
y = 41
region=
departement=
arrondissement=Amiens
canton=Canton de Conty
insee=80627
cp=80160
maire=Mme Anny Flintham-Wallet
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes du canton de Conty
alt moy=40 m
alt mini=37 m
alt maxi=122 m
hectares=1013
km²=10,13
sans=929
date-sans=1999
dens=91|

Plachy-Buyon is a commune in the Somme "département" in the Picardie region of France.

Geography

Situated on the D8 road, some 8 miles 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

Places of interest

* The new mairie, inaugurated on the 14th October 2006.
* The old paper mill. [Devenue depuis entreprise Bernard et Cie, puis Cauvin Yvose et enfin SA des pâtes à papier de la Somme] Built around 1838-1844, on the site of an old watermill.
* Protected wooded valley site.
* The 19th century church of Saint-Martin.
* Traces of two Gallo-Roman villas.

ee also

Communes of the Somme department

External links

* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80627&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Plachy-Buyon on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Plachy-Buyon Plachy-Buyon on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 12th 2008."