Hucqueliers

French commune
name= Hucqueliers
region=
departement=
arrondissement=
canton= Hucqueliers
insee=62463
cp=62650
maire=Serge Bordzakian
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes du Canton d'Hucqueliers et environs
longitude=1.90722222222
latitude=50.5694444444
alt moy=94 m
alt mini=92 m
alt maxi=172 m
hectares=762
km²=7,62
sans=505
date-sans=1999
dens=66|

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.

Geography

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

Population

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.

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.

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=62463&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Hucqueliers on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=26953&req=Hucqueliers Hucqueliers on the Quid website] fr

Notes

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