- Labroye
French commune |name=Labroye
x = 136
y = 33
region=Nord-Pas-de-Calais
departement=Pas-de-Calais
arrondissement=Montreuil
canton=Hesdin
insee=62481
cp=62140
maire=Pierre Brussart
mandat=2001 -2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes de l'Hesdinois
longitude=1.99028
latitude=50.27889
alt moy=25 m
alt mini=12 m
alt maxi=117 m
hectares=815
km²=8,15
pop=173
year=1999
dens=21|Labroye is a commune of northern
France , in the "department" ofPas-de-Calais .Geography
Labroye is a village in the south of the department of
Pas-de-Calais , situated in a hillside environment in the valley of the riverAuthie , which flows through the village. A mixture of woodland and farms, the village has many examples of typicalPicardie houses, built in the traditional style withwattle and daub , covered in tar and then whitewashed.The village is at the crossroads of two départemental routes. One, north-south going fromHesdin toAbbeville , the D928 and the other going east-west toAuxi-le-Château and on toBerck , the D119.Demography
Economy
Agricultural activity is confined to the raising of cattle for milk and beef, and pig farming.
Places and monuments
* The church, solid and reinforced, was once accompanied by a
castle , which gave refuge to [|Philippe VI] following thebattle of Crecy that took place some kilometres to the south on August 26th1346 .* A
campsite , a restaurant and some chambres d’hóte allow for tourist leisure activities – hunting, fishing and walking, as well as the opportunity to meander along to some of the other towns of the community known as the Seven Valleys.ee also
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Communes of Pas-de-Calais External links
* [http://www.ign.fr/affiche_rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1087&CommuneId=59286 Labroye on the website of l'Institut géographique national]
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=62481&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Labroye on the website of l'Insee]
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Labroye Labroye on the website of Quid]
* [http://www.lion1906.com/Pages/ResultatLocalisation.php?InseeVille=620481 Position of Labroye on a map of France]
* [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=50.2788888888889&longitude=1.99027777777778&zoom=8 Map of Labroye on Mapquest]
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