Lucheux

French commune|name= Lucheux


x = 138
y = 34
region=Picardie
departement=Somme
arrondissement=Amiens
canton=Doullens
insee=80495
cp=80600
maire= Pierre Trzcialkowski
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes du Doullennais
alt moy=87 m
alt mini=70 m
alt maxi=174 m
hectares=2765
km²=27,65
sans=568
date-sans=1999
dens=20|

Lucheux is a commune in the Somme "département" in the Picardie region of France.

Geography

Situated on the D5 road, some 18 miles southwest of Arras, near the border with the neighbouring departement of the Pas-de-Calais.

Population

History

The château was taken by the Protestants under Captain Cocqueville in 1568 during the Wars of Religion. Laid to siege and taken again in 1595 during the same wars, this time by the Spanish under Hernando Teillo de Porto Carrer.

Places of interest

Lucheux is a medieval town with many remarkable monuments:
* The belfry, listed as an historic monument in 1896,
* The 15th century château.Dominating the town on the road leading north to Avesnes-le-Comte), it presents an abrupt wall into the valley and the forest with the ruins of some round towers. The moat surrounding the fortress is preserved and can be visited. Some parts are overgrown and inaccessible. [Noted in this state in the spring of 2007] . The vestiges of the round towers are hidden on their exterior face, but the entrance is well restored. The interior allows an understanding of the dimensions of the dwelling space available to the lord of the manor, with its walls and double bays of the Great Hall, below which one can see the
moat and a preserved section of the keep or ‘donjon’.
* The church, dating from the 12th century.
* An unusual hollow tree, known as the ‘marriage’ tree
* Many restored typical Picardy houses.

People linked to the commune

*Saint Leger, who was killed in the forest of Sarcing here at Lucheux in 678.

ee also

Communes of the Somme department

External links

* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80495&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Lucheux on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Lucheux Lucheux on the Quid website] fr
* [http://www.les3vals.com/ Site du Syndicat Mixte des Vals d'Authie, Nièvre et Somme] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 4 2008."