Vauchelles-les-Quesnoy explained

Vauchelles-les-Quesnoy
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Vauchelles-les-Quesnoy 80.svg
Arrondissement:Abbeville
Canton:Abbeville-1
Insee:80779
Postal Code:80132
Mayor:Régis Patte[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Baie de Somme
Coordinates:50.1039°N 1.8903°W
Elevation M:128
Elevation Min M:19
Elevation Max M:79
Area Km2:6.14

Vauchelles-les-Quesnoy (in French pronounced as /voʃɛl le kenwa/) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated 3km (02miles) east of the centre of Abbeville, on the D153 road

Places of interest

The church of Notre Dame de l'Assomption, built at the top of a small hill, is in the Gothic style and dates from the fifteenth century. On a wall inside there's a plaque dedicated to Nicolas du Moncel, seigneur of Vascongnes, who died in 1487. Like all churches dedicated to the Virgin, it is built with a noticeably narrow transept.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.