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Lucheux

Coordinates: 50°12′00″N 2°25′00″E / 50.2°N 2.4167°E / 50.2; 2.4167
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Lucheux
The belfry of Lucheux is a former city gate tower
The belfry of Lucheux is a former city gate tower
Coat of arms of Lucheux
Location of Lucheux
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Lucheux is located in France
Lucheux
Lucheux
Lucheux is located in Hauts-de-France
Lucheux
Lucheux
Coordinates: 50°12′00″N 2°25′00″E / 50.2°N 2.4167°E / 50.2; 2.4167
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAmiens
CantonDoullens
IntercommunalityCC Territoire Nord Picardie
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Duhautoy[1]
Area
1
27.65 km2 (10.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
520
 • Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80495 /80600
Elevation70–174 m (230–571 ft)
(avg. 87 m or 285 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lucheux (French pronunciation: [lyʃø]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

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Lucheux is situated on the D5 road, some 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Arras, near the border with the neighbouring département of the Pas-de-Calais.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968543—    
1975513−0.81%
1982553+1.08%
1990607+1.17%
1999568−0.74%
2007591+0.50%
2012577−0.48%
2017534−1.54%
Source: INSEE[3]

History

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The château was taken by the Protestants under Captain Cocqueville in 1568 during the Wars of Religion. Laid to siege and taken again in 1595 during the same wars, this time by the Spanish under Hernando Teillo de Porto Carrer.

Places of interest

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Lucheux is a medieval town with many remarkable monuments:

Dominating the town on the road leading north to Avesnes-le-Comte), it presents an abrupt wall into the valley and the forest with the ruins of some round towers. The moat surrounding the fortress is preserved and can be visited. Some parts are overgrown and inaccessible.[5] The vestiges of the round towers are hidden on their exterior face, but the entrance is well restored. The interior allows an understanding of the dimensions of the dwelling space available to the lord of the manor, with its walls and double bays of the Great Hall, below which one can see the
moat and a preserved section of the keep or donjon.

  • The church, dating from the twelfth century.
  • An unusual hollow tree, known as the "marriage tree"
  • Many restored typical Picardy houses.

People

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  • Saint Leger, who was killed in the forest of Sarcing in 678.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ "Belfries of Belgium and France". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  5. ^ Noted in this state in the spring of 2007