Lanchères | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Lanchères 80.svg |
Arrondissement: | Abbeville |
Canton: | Friville-Escarbotin |
Insee: | 80464 |
Postal Code: | 80230 |
Mayor: | Jean-Yves Blondin[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CA Baie de Somme |
Coordinates: | 50.1594°N 1.56°W |
Elevation M: | 7 |
Elevation Min M: | 1 |
Elevation Max M: | 47 |
Area Km2: | 16.39 |
Lanchères (in French pronounced as /lɑ̃ʃɛʁ/) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
The commune is situated on the D940 road, some 12miles northwest of Abbeville.
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.