Drucat
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Location within Picardy region  Drucat | ||
| Coordinates: 50°08′37″N 1°52′19″E / 50.1436°N 1.8719°ECoordinates: 50°08′37″N 1°52′19″E / 50.1436°N 1.8719°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Picardy | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville | |
| Canton | Abbeville-Nord | |
| Intercommunality | L'Abbevillois | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Henri Gauret | |
| Area1 | 10.84 km2 (4.19 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 914 | |
| • Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80260 / 80132 | |
| Elevation |
6–81 m (20–266 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Drucat is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.
Geography
Drucat is situated on the D82e road, some 4 miles (6 km) northeast of Abbeville.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 503 | 504 | 733 | 841 | 890 | 861 | 914 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
History
There was a station on the Réseau des Bains de Mer, called Plessiel-Drucat, which opened on 19 June 1892 and closed on 10 March 1947.
Places of interest
- Saint Martin’s church.
- The recently restored chapel.
- Plessiel water-tower
Personalities
- The composer Jean-François Lesueur (1760–1837) was born at Plessiel, a hamlet within the commune of Drucat. The village hall is named in his honour.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Drucat. |
- Drucat on the Quid website (French)