Drucat
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Location within Hauts-de-France region Drucat | ||
Coordinates: 50°08′37″N 1°52′19″E / 50.1436°N 1.8719°ECoordinates: 50°08′37″N 1°52′19″E / 50.1436°N 1.8719°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Somme | |
Arrondissement | Abbeville | |
Canton | Abbeville-Nord | |
Intercommunality | L'Abbevillois | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Henri Gauret | |
Area1 | 10.84 km2 (4.19 sq mi) | |
Population (2006)2 | 914 | |
• Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 80260 / 80132 | |
Elevation |
6–81 m (20–266 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 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. |
Drucat is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Drucat is situated on the D82e road, some 4 miles (6 km) northeast of Abbeville.
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 503 | 504 | 733 | 841 | 890 | 861 | 914 |
From the year 1962 on: No 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Drucat. |
- Drucat on the Quid website (French)
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