- Grand-Rullecourt
French commune
name= Grand-Rullecourt
The chateau of Grand-Rullecourt
region=
departement=
arrondissement=Arras
canton= Avesnes-le-Comte
insee=62385
cp=62810
maire=Christiane Berton
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=Communauté de communes des Deux Sources
longitude=2.475
latitude=50.2552777778
alt moy=140 m
alt mini=129 m
alt maxi=172 m
hectares=1,071
km²=10.71
sans=334
date-sans=1999
dens=31
date-dens=1999Grand-Rullecourt is a commune in the
Pas-de-Calais "département" in theNord-Pas-de-Calais region ofFrance .Geography
Grand-Rullecourt is a farming village situated Convert|15|mi|km|1 southwest of
Arras , at the junction of the D74 and D79 roads.Population
Places of interest
* The chateau, built in 1746 by Antoine-Constant de Hamel, next to the previous castle, to plans by Jean-Joseph de Watelet, mayor of the city of Arras. After the
French Revolution , the chateau was sold as a national asset, (Antoine's son having died on the scaffold). His grandson bought it back but couldn't afford to keep it. It later belonged to Captain Wallerand de Hauteclocque, who was killed duringWorld War I . After the war, the property was sold in parts. The present owners are currently restoring the main building.
* The church of St.Leger, dating from the 17th century.
* A network of underground tunnels, particularly under the church.See also
*
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department External links
* [http://www.subartesia.net/imagesdecraie/#.html Photos of the tunnels]
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=26878&req=Grand-Rullecourt Grand-Rullecourt on the Quid website] frNotes
*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on June 20th 2008."
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