Lanchères

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Lanchères

(2020–2026) Jean-Yves Blondin^[1]Area

16.39 km² (6.33 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

918 • Density56/km² (150/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

80464 /80230

Elevation1–47 m (3.3–154.2 ft)
(avg. 7 m or 23 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

The commune is situated on the D940 road, some 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Abbeville.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	762	—
1975	797	+0.64%
1982	775	−0.40%
1990	826	+0.80%
1999	834	+0.11%
2007	989	+2.15%
2012	962	−0.55%
2017	915	−1.00%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Personalities

Paul Vimereu, author, spent his childhood at Lanchères
Jean de Poutrincourt from Poutrincourt, a hamlet of Lanchères. He set sail in 1605 for Acadia, (nowadays Nova Scotia), to be Lieutenant-general. The ruins of his château can still be seen at Poutrincourt.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE