Lanchères

Lanchères
Lanchères
Commune
	The "Maison de l'oiseau".
	Coat of arms
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	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	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Friville-Escarbotin
Intercommunality	CA Baie de Somme
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Yves Blondin
Area 1	16.39 km2 (6.33 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	922
• Density	56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

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
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
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.

References[]

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

External links[]

Jean de Poutricourt information (in French)

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.

[2] "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

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