Hucqueliers

Hucqueliers
Commune
Château

Coat of arms
Hucqueliers
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Hucqueliers
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 (2001–2008) Serge Bordzakian
Area1 7.62 km2 (2.94 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 591
 • Density 78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Hucqueliers is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

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

Population

Historical population of Hucqueliers
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population521555558528539505591
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

History

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

References


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