Lanchères
Appearance
Lanchères | |
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The "Maison de l'oiseau". | |
Coordinates: 50°09′34″N 1°33′36″E / 50.1594°N 1.56°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Abbeville |
Canton | Friville-Escarbotin |
Intercommunality | CA Baie de Somme |
Government | |
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Guy Delahaye |
Area 1 | 16.39 km2 (6.33 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 918 |
• Density | 56/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 80464 /80230 |
Elevation | 1–47 m (3.3–154.2 ft) (avg. 7 m or 23 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Lanchères is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
The commune is situated on the D940 road, some 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Abbeville.
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 736 | 762 | 797 | 775 | 826 | 834 | 981 |
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |
Personalities
Paul Vimereu, author, spent his childhood at Lanchères
Jean de Poutrincourt from Poutrincourt, a hamlet of Lanchères. He set sail in 1605 for Acadia, (nowadays Nova Scotia), to be Lieutenant-general. The ruins of his château can still be seen at Poutrincourt.
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
External links
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- Jean de Poutricourt information (in French)