Hucqueliers

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Hucqueliers ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}; Template:Langx) is a commune in the department of Pas-de-Calais, in the northern French region of Hauts-de-France.<ref>INSEE commune file</ref>

Geography

Situated some 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer at the D148 and D128 crossroads.

Population

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History

An important castle was built here in 1231 by the Count of Boulogne. Hucqueliers was the centre of resistance during the Lustucru revolt in 1662.

Places of interest

  • The chateau, now an educational establishment.
  • The church of St. André, dating from the fifteenth century.
  • The eighteenth century Manoir de la Longeville.

See also

References

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