Lanchères
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The "Maison de l'oiseau". | |
  Lanchères | |
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Location within Picardy region  Lanchères | |
| Coordinates: 50°09′34″N 1°33′36″E / 50.1594°N 1.56°ECoordinates: 50°09′34″N 1°33′36″E / 50.1594°N 1.56°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Picardy |
| 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) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80464 / 80230 |
| Elevation |
1–47 m (3.3–154.2 ft) (avg. 7 m or 23 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. | |
Lanchères is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie 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
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lanchères. |
- Jean de Poutricourt information (French)
- Lanchères on the Quid website (French)