Lanchères

Lanchères
The "Maison de l'oiseau".
Lanchères
Location within Picardy 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	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Saint-Valery-sur-Somme
Intercommunality	Baie de Somme Sud
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Guy Delahaye
Area^1	16.39 km^2 (6.33 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	981
• Density	60/km^2 (160/sq mi)
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 Picardie 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.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department
• Réseau des Bains de Mer
• Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme

References

• INSEE

External links

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