Hucqueliers

Hucqueliers Hukkelaar
Commune
Château
Coat of arms
Location of Hucqueliers
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Coordinates: 50°34′10″N 1°54′26″E / 50.5694°N 1.9072°E / 50.5694; 1.9072Coordinates: 50°34′10″N 1°54′26″E / 50.5694°N 1.9072°E / 50.5694; 1.9072
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Lumbres
Intercommunality	CC Haut Pays du Montreuillois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Stephane Leleu[1]
Area 1	7.62 km2 (2.94 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	451
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62463 /62650
Elevation	92–172 m (302–564 ft) (avg. 94 m or 308 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hucqueliers (West Flemish: Hukkelaar) is a commune in the department of Pas-de-Calais, in the northern French region of Hauts-de-France.

Geography[]

Situated some 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer at the D148 and D128 crossroads.

Population[]

History[]

An important castle was built here in 1231 by the Count of Boulogne. Hucqueliers was the centre of resistance during the in 1662.

Places of interest[]

• The chateau, now an educational establishment.
• The church of St. André, dating from the fifteenth century.
• The eighteenth century Manoir de la Longeville.

See also[]

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References[]

• INSEE commune file

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hucqueliers.

• Official Hucqueliers Site (in French)

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