Labroye

Labroye is a common French, located in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and the area Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

Geography

Labroye is a village of the south of the Pas-de-Calais located in an environment of slopes giving on the plate cultivated and timbered, the village holds the attention by its traditional Picardy houses with the bases of coated tar and surmounted Silex walls bleached with the Chaux.

The village is crossed by two Route S secondary roads: one North-South connecting Hesdin to Abbeville, the other East-West one of Auxi-the-Castle towards Berck and beaches of the Coast of Opal.

History

Built since prehistoric times (of the cut stones were found in the ploughings) in the valley of the Authie.

Administration

Demography

Economy

Two or three exploitations agricultural S cultivate the surrounding grounds in partnership with the breeding primarily Bovin. One found also an production unit innate Porc with the variation of the village.

The village close and twin of Boisle allows the basic provisioning thanks to a mini-market, a butcher, a garage-station service, and a souvenir shop directed towards the Vannerie, activity traditional of the area.

Places and monuments

a massive church Romance, almost strengthened, was accompanied formerly by a strong Château, which gave asylum to Philippe VI “the unfortunate king of France” following the Bataille of Crécy which took place more a few kilometers in the south on August 26th 1346.

the old houses were restored in the local style and are used as main home or secondary with a recently renewed population.

a Camp-site, a restaurant and some rooms of hosts allow some tourist activities of leisure Chasse, fishing, walks, as well as the possibility of radiating towards the other villages of the area joined together in a community known as of the Seven Valleys.

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of the Pas-de-Calais

External bonds

Labroye on the site of the national geographical Institute
Labroye on the site of INSEE
Labroye on the site of Quid
Localization of Labroye on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Labroye on Mapquest

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