Grouches-Luchuel

Grouches-Luchuel
Commune
The town hall in Grouches-Luchuel
Coat of arms
Grouches-Luchuel Location within Hauts-de-France region Grouches-Luchuel
Coordinates: 50°10′56″N 2°22′59″E / 50.1822°N 2.3831°E / 50.1822; 2.3831Coordinates: 50°10′56″N 2°22′59″E / 50.1822°N 2.3831°E / 50.1822; 2.3831
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Doullens
Intercommunality	CC Territoire Nord Picardie
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Francis Petit
Area1	9.02 km2 (3.48 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	564
• Density	63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80392 /80600
Elevation	63–159 m (207–522 ft) (avg. 84 m or 276 ft)
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.

Grouches-Luchuel is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Situated on the D5 road, some 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Arras. A small stream, a tributary of the Authie, separates the two parts of the commune.

Population

Places of interest

• Saint-Brice’s chapel at Luchuel
• The church at Grouches

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Grouches-Luchuel.

• Grouches-Luchuel on the Quid website (in French)
• Website of the friends of Grouches-Luchuel (in French)
• Grouches-Luchuel on the intercommunality site (in French)
• Site of Vals d'Authie, Nièvre, and Somme (in French)