Hucqueliers
Encyclopedia
Hucqueliers is a commune
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
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at the D148 and D128 crossroads.
Hucqueliers was the centre of resistance during the Lustucru revolt in 1561.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Geography
Situated some 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-MerMontreuil-sur-Mer
Montreuil or Montreuil-sur-Mer is a sub-prefecture in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is located on the Canche river, not far from Étaples...
at the D148 and D128 crossroads.
Population
History
An important castle was built here in 1231 by the Count of 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 fifteenth century.
- The eighteenth century Manoir de la Longeville.