Lanchères
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Lanchères (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃ʃɛʁ]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Lanchères | |
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The "Maison de l'oiseau". | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Lanchères | |
  Lanchères  Lanchères | |
| Coordinates: 50°09′34″N 1°33′36″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[1] |
Area 1 | 16.39 km2 (6.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 859 |
| • Density | 52.4/km2 (136/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. | |
Geography
The commune is situated on the D940 road, some 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Abbeville.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 762 | — |
| 1975 | 797 | +0.64% |
| 1982 | 775 | −0.40% |
| 1990 | 826 | +0.80% |
| 1999 | 834 | +0.11% |
| 2007 | 989 | +2.15% |
| 2012 | 962 | −0.55% |
| 2017 | 915 | −1.00% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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.
