Hucqueliers
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Hucqueliers
Hukkelaar | |
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![]() Château | |
Coordinates: 50°34′10″N 1°54′26″E / 50.5694°N 1.9072°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Montreuil |
Canton | Lumbres |
Intercommunality | CC Haut Pays du Montreuillois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Stephane Leleu[1] |
Area 1 | 7.62 km2 (2.94 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 472 |
• Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (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. |
Hucqueliers (French pronunciation: [ykəlje]; West Flemish: Hukkelaar) is a commune in the department of Pas-de-Calais, in the northern French region of Hauts-de-France.[3]
Geography
[edit]Situated some 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer at the D148 and D128 crossroads.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 555 | — |
1975 | 558 | +0.08% |
1982 | 528 | −0.79% |
1990 | 539 | +0.26% |
1999 | 505 | −0.72% |
2007 | 533 | +0.68% |
2012 | 517 | −0.61% |
2017 | 464 | −2.14% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
History
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hucqueliers.
- Official Hucqueliers Site Archived 27 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine (in French)