Lebucquière

Lebucquière
Lebucquière
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Lebucquière
Coordinates: 50°06′47″N 2°58′01″E / 50.1131°N 2.9669°ECoordinates: 50°06′47″N 2°58′01″E / 50.1131°N 2.9669°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Bertincourt
Intercommunality	Canton of Bertincourt
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	André Milluy
Area^1	4.75 km^2 (1.83 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	233
• Density	49/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62493 / 62124
Elevation	101–127 m (331–417 ft) (avg. 112 m or 367 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.

Lebucquière is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

A farming village situated 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Arras, on the D18 road.

Population

Historical population of Lebucquière

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	301	303	282	253	251	231	233
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Jacques, rebuilt along with the rest of the village, following World War I.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
• The building across from the green in Lebucquière used to have the text "CAFE DE LA PLACE" written on it when it was a cafe. When the building became residential, the text was changed to "FACE A LA PLACE."
• The house directly in front of the green of Lebucquière was the home of Christian Carion, a famous French director.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• The CWGC cemetery
• Lebucquière on the Quid website (French)