Labroye

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Labroye

|native name = De Bomen

|commune status = Commune

|image = Labroye-PM 38604.jpg

|caption = The monument to the dead and church of Labroye

|image coat of arms = Blason Labroye.svg

|arrondissement = Montreuil

|canton = Auxi-le-Château

|INSEE = 62481

|postal code = 62140

|mayor = Hubert Hecquet{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = CC des 7 Vallées

|coordinates = {{coord|50.2789|1.9903|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 25

|elevation min m = 12

|elevation max m = 117

|area km2 = 8.15

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Labroye ({{IPA|fr|labʁwa}}; {{langx|pcd|L’Arbroie}}; {{langx|vls|De Bomen}}) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/62481-labroye INSEE commune file]

Geography

Labroye is situated in a hillside environment in the valley of the river Authie, which flows through the village. A mixture of woodland and farms, the village has many examples of typical Picardie houses, built in the traditional style with wattle and daub, covered in tar and then whitewashed.

The village is at the crossroads of two départemental routes. One, north-south going from

Hesdin to Abbeville, the D928 and the other going east-west to Auxi-le-Château and on to Berck, the D119.

Demography

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-62481#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|1968 |181

|1975 |144

|1982 |146

|1990 |157

|1999 |173

|2007 |170

|2012 |172

|2017 |165

}}

Economy

Agricultural activity is confined to the raising of cattle for milk and beef, and pig farming{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}

Places of interest

The church, solid and reinforced, was once accompanied by a castle, which gave refuge to Philippe VI following the battle of Crecy that took place some kilometres to the south on 26 August 1346.
A campground, a restaurant, and some guest rooms are available for tourist leisure activities: hunting, fishing, and walking.

References

Category:Communes of Pas-de-Calais

Category:Populated places in Artois