Country France Department Somme Canton Saint-Valery-sur-Somme Area 16.39 km² | Region Hauts-de-France Arrondissement Abbeville Intercommunality Baie de Somme Sud Local time Sunday 7:22 AM | |
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Lanchères is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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Map of 80230 Lanch%C3%A8res, France
Geography
The commune is situated on the D940 road, some 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Abbeville.
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
Lanchères Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA