Lanchères

Lanchères

The "Maison de l'oiseau".
Lanchères

Coordinates: 50°09′34″N 1°33′36″E / 50.1594°N 1.56°E / 50.1594; 1.56Coordinates: 50°09′34″N 1°33′36″E / 50.1594°N 1.56°E / 50.1594; 1.56
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Abbeville
Canton Saint-Valery-sur-Somme
Intercommunality Baie de Somme Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Guy Delahaye
Area1 16.39 km2 (6.33 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 981
 • Density 60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Historical population of Lanchères
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population736762797775826834981
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

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