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Drucat
Administration Country France Region Picardy Department Somme Arrondissement Abbeville Canton Abbeville-Nord Intercommunality L'Abbevillois Mayor Henri Gauret
(2001–2008)Statistics Elevation 6–81 m (20–266 ft)
(avg. 26 m/85 ft)Land area1 10.84 km2 (4.19 sq mi) Population2 914 (2006) - Density 84 /km2 (220 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 80260/ 80132 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. Coordinates: 50°08′37″N 1°52′19″E / 50.143611°N 1.871944°E
Drucat is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.
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Geography
Drucat is situated on the D82e road, some 4 miles (6 km) northeast of Abbeville.
Population
Historical population of Drucat 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 503 504 733 841 890 861 914 From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents 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
External links
- Drucat on the Quid website (French)
Categories:- Communes of Somme
- Somme geography stubs
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