Drucat (French pronunciation: [dʁyka]; Picard: Drucot ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Drucat | |
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 The town hall in Drucat | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Drucat  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°08′37″N 1°52′19″E / 50.1436°N 1.8719°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville |
| Canton | Abbeville-1 |
| Intercommunality | CA Baie de Somme |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Parsis[1] |
| Area 1 | 10.84 km2 (4.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 916 |
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80260 /80132 |
| Elevation | 6–81 m (20–266 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Drucat is situated on the D82e road, some 4 miles (6 km) northeast of Abbeville.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 504 | — |
| 1975 | 733 | +5.50% |
| 1982 | 841 | +1.98% |
| 1990 | 890 | +0.71% |
| 1999 | 861 | −0.37% |
| 2007 | 873 | +0.17% |
| 2012 | 864 | −0.21% |
| 2017 | 921 | +1.29% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
History
There was a station on the Réseau des Bains de Mer, called Plessiel-Drucat, which opened on 19 June 1892 and closed on 10 March 1947.
Places of interest
- Saint Martin's church.
- The recently restored chapel.
- Plessiel water-tower
Personalities
- The composer Jean-François Lesueur (1760–1837) was born at Plessiel, a hamlet within the commune of Drucat. The village hall is named in his honour.
See also
References
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