Hucqueliers

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Coordinates: 50°34′10″N 1°54′26″E / 50.5694444444, 1.90722222222

Commune of Hucqueliers
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Hucqueliers
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Canton d'Hucqueliers et environs
Mayor	Serge Bordzakian (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	92 m–172 m (avg. 94 m)
Land area¹	7,62 km²
Population² (1999)	505
- Density	66/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62463/ 62650
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Hucqueliers is a commune and the chief town of a canton in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 History 4 Places of interest 5 See also 6 External links 7 Notes

[edit] Geography

Situated some 10 miles (16km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer at the D148 and D128 crossroads.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
521	555	558	528	539	505
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] History

An important castle was buiilt here in 1231 by the comte de Boulogne. Hucqueliers was the centre of resistance during the Lustucru revolt in 1561.

[edit] Places of interest

• The chateau, now an educational establishment.
• The church of St.André, dating from the 15th century.
• The 17th century Manoir de la Longueville.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• Hucqueliers on the Insee website (French)
• Hucqueliers on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 22nd 2008.