Drucat

Drucat ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}; Picard: Drucot ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Drucat is situated on the D82e road, some Template:Convert northeast of Abbeville.

History

There was a station on the Réseau des Bains de Mer, called Plessiel-Drucat, which opened on 19 June 1892 and closed on 10 March 1947.

Places of interest

• Saint Martin's church.
• The recently restored chapel.
• Plessiel water-tower

Personalities

• The composer Jean-François Lesueur (1760–1837) was born at Plessiel, a hamlet within the commune of Drucat. The village hall is named in his honour.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department
• Réseau des Bains de Mer

References

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