Drucat

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Drucat

(2020–2026) Laurent Parsis^[1]Area

10.84 km² (4.19 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

916 • Density85/km² (220/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

80260 /80132

Elevation6–81 m (20–266 ft)
(avg. 26 m or 85 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Drucat (French pronunciation: [dʁyka]; 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 4 miles (6 km) northeast of Abbeville.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	504	—
1975	733	+5.50%
1982	841	+1.98%
1990	890	+0.71%
1999	861	−0.37%
2007	873	+0.17%
2012	864	−0.21%
2017	921	+1.29%
Source: INSEE^[3]

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.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE