Hucqueliers Hukkelaar | |
|---|---|
 Château | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Hucqueliers  | |
  Hucqueliers  Hucqueliers | |
| Coordinates:50°34′10″N1°54′26″E / 50.5694°N 1.9072°E /50.5694; 1.9072 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Montreuil |
| Canton | Lumbres |
| Intercommunality | CC Haut Pays du Montreuillois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Stephane Leleu[1] |
Area 1 | 7.62 km2 (2.94 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 490 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62463 /62650 |
| Elevation | 92–172 m (302–564 ft) (avg. 94 m or 308 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Hucqueliers (French pronunciation:[ykəlje];West Flemish:Hukkelaar) is acommune in thedepartment ofPas-de-Calais, in the northern French region ofHauts-de-France.[3]
Situated some 10 miles (16 km) northeast ofMontreuil-sur-Mer at the D148 and D128 crossroads.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 555 | — |
| 1975 | 558 | +0.08% |
| 1982 | 528 | −0.79% |
| 1990 | 539 | +0.26% |
| 1999 | 505 | −0.72% |
| 2007 | 533 | +0.68% |
| 2012 | 517 | −0.61% |
| 2017 | 464 | −2.14% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
An important castle was built here in 1231 by the Count of Boulogne.Hucqueliers was the centre of resistance during theLustucru revolt in 1662.
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