Hucqueliers

Hucqueliers
Château
Hucqueliers
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Hucqueliers
Coordinates: 50°34′10″N 1°54′26″E / 50.5694°N 1.9072°ECoordinates: 50°34′10″N 1°54′26″E / 50.5694°N 1.9072°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Hucqueliers
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Canton d'Hucqueliers et environs
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Serge Bordzakian
Area^1	7.62 km^2 (2.94 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	591
• Density	78/km^2 (200/sq mi)
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 Nord-Pas-de-Calais 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

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	521	555	558	528	539	505	591
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

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Hucqueliers on the Quid website (French)
• Official Hucqueliers Site (French)