Lebucquière
Lebucquière is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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 The church and monument to the dead of Lebucquière | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Lebucquière 
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| Coordinates: 50°06′47″N 2°58′01″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Bapaume |
| Intercommunality | CC Sud-Artois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | André Milluy |
| Area 1 | 4.75 km2 (1.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 234 |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62493 /62124 |
| Elevation | 101–127 m (331–417 ft) (avg. 112 m or 367 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
A farming village situated 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Arras, on the D18 road.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 301 | 303 | 282 | 253 | 251 | 231 | 233 |
| 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
- The church of St.Jacques, rebuilt along with the rest of the village, following World War I.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
- The building across from the green in Lebucquière used to have the text "CAFE DE LA PLACE" written on it when it was a cafe. When the building became residential, the text was changed to "FACE A LA PLACE."
- The house directly in front of the green of Lebucquière was the home of Christian Carion, a famous French director.
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