Lanchères

Lanchères
Lanchères
	Commune
	The "Maison de l'oiseau".
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	Lanchères Location within Hauts-de-France region Lanchères
	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 (2001–2008)	Guy Delahaye
Area1	16.39 km2 (6.33 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	981
• Density	60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

INSEE

External links

Jean de Poutricourt information (in French)
Lanchères on the Quid website (in French)

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