Grouches-Luchuel

Grouches-Luchuel
Grouches-Luchuel
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Grouches-Luchuel
Coordinates: 50°10′56″N 2°22′59″E / 50.1822°N 2.3831°ECoordinates: 50°10′56″N 2°22′59″E / 50.1822°N 2.3831°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Doullens
Intercommunality	Doullennais
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Francis Petit
Area^1	9.02 km^2 (3.48 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	564
• Density	63/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	80392 / 80600
Elevation	63–159 m (207–522 ft) (avg. 84 m or 276 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Grouches-Luchuel is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Situated on the D5 road, some 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Arras. A small stream, a tributary of the Authie, separates the two parts of the commune.

Population

Historical population of Grouches-Luchuel

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	320	345	381	395	521	472	564
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• Saint-Brice’s chapel at Luchuel
• The church at Grouches

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Grouches-Luchuel on the Quid website (French)
• Website of the friends of Grouches-Luchuel (French)
• Grouches-Luchuel on the intercommunality site (French)
• Site of Vals d'Authie, Nièvre, and Somme (French)