Drucat

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

Drucat
The town hall in Drucat
Coat of arms
Location of Drucat
Drucat
Drucat
Coordinates: 50°08′37″N 1°52′19″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAbbeville
CantonAbbeville-1
IntercommunalityCA Baie de Somme
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Henri Gauret
Area
1
10.84 km2 (4.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
921
  Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80260 /80132
Elevation6–81 m (20–266 ft)
(avg. 26 m or 85 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Drucat is situated on the D82e road, some 4 miles (6 km) northeast of Abbeville.

Population

Historical population of Drucat
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population503504733841890861914
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

History

There was a station on the Réseau des Bains de Mer, called Plessiel-Drucat, which opened on 19 June 1892 and closed on 10 March 1947.

Places of interest

  • Saint Martin's church.
  • The recently restored chapel.
  • Plessiel water-tower

Personalities

  • The composer Jean-François Lesueur (1760–1837) was born at Plessiel, a hamlet within the commune of Drucat. The village hall is named in his honour.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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