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

Lanchères
Commune
The "Maison de l'oiseau".
Coat of arms
Location of Lanchères
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Coordinates: 50°09′34″N 1°33′36″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Friville-Escarbotin
Intercommunality	CA Baie de Somme
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Yves Blondin[1]
Area 1	16.39 km2 (6.33 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	918
• Density	56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80464 /80230
Elevation	1–47 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.

Geography

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

Population

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.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department
• Réseau des Bains de Mer
• Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lanchères.

• Jean de Poutricourt information (in French)

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