Labroye

French commune |name=Labroye


x = 136
y = 33
region=Nord-Pas-de-Calais
departement=Pas-de-Calais
arrondissement=Montreuil
canton=Hesdin
insee=62481
cp=62140
maire=Pierre Brussart
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes de l'Hesdinois
longitude=1.99028
latitude=50.27889
alt moy=25 m
alt mini=12 m
alt maxi=117 m
hectares=815
km²=8,15
pop=173
year=1999
dens=21|

Labroye is a commune of northern France, in the "department" of Pas-de-Calais.

Geography

Labroye is a village in the south of the department of Pas-de-Calais, situated in a hillside environment in the valley of the river Authie, which flows through the village. A mixture of woodland and farms, the village has many examples of typical Picardie houses, built in the traditional style with wattle and daub, covered in tar and then whitewashed.The village is at the crossroads of two départemental routes. One, north-south going from
Hesdin to Abbeville, the D928 and the other going east-west to Auxi-le-Château and on to Berck, the D119.

Demography

Economy

Agricultural activity is confined to the raising of cattle for milk and beef, and pig farming.

Places and monuments

* The church, solid and reinforced, was once accompanied by a castle, which gave refuge to [|Philippe VI] following the battle of Crecy that took place some kilometres to the south on August 26th 1346.

* A campsite, a restaurant and some chambres d’hóte allow for tourist leisure activities – hunting, fishing and walking, as well as the opportunity to meander along to some of the other towns of the community known as the Seven Valleys.

ee also

* Communes of Pas-de-Calais

External links

* [http://www.ign.fr/affiche_rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1087&CommuneId=59286 Labroye on the website of l'Institut géographique national]
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=62481&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Labroye on the website of l'Insee]
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Labroye Labroye on the website of Quid]
* [http://www.lion1906.com/Pages/ResultatLocalisation.php?InseeVille=620481 Position of Labroye on a map of France]
* [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=50.2788888888889&longitude=1.99027777777778&zoom=8 Map of Labroye on Mapquest]