Hucqueliers
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Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Montreuil |
Canton | Hucqueliers |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Canton d'Hucqueliers et environs |
Government | |
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Serge Bordzakian |
Area1 | 7.62 km2 (2.94 sq mi) |
Population (2006)2 | 591 |
• Density | 78/km2 (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.
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Geography
Situated some 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer at the D148 and D128 crossroads.
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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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
References
External links
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- Hucqueliers on the Quid website (French)
- Official Hucqueliers Site (French)
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