Lanchères
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Commune of Lanchères |
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| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Picardie | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville | |
| Canton | Canton de Saint-Valery-sur-Somme | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Baie de Somme Sud | |
| Mayor | M. Guy Delahaye (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 1 m–47 m (avg. 7 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 16,39 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
834 | |
| - Density | 50/km² | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 80464/ 80230 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Lanchères is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.
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[edit] Geography
Situated on the D940 road, some 12 miles northwest of Abbeville.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 736 | 762 | 797 | 775 | 826 | 834 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | |||||
[edit] People with links to the commune
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.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Jean de Poutricourt information (French)
- Lanchères on the Insee website (French)
- Lanchères on the Quid website (French)
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on February 26th 2008.
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