Licques
Licques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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The town hall of Licques | |
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Coordinates: 50°47′09″N 1°56′15″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Calais |
Canton | Calais-2 |
Intercommunality | CC Pays d'Opale |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Aliette Polaert |
Area 1 | 18.36 km2 (7.09 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 1,631 |
• Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62506 /62850 |
Elevation | 52–176 m (171–577 ft) (avg. 87 m or 285 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 located 24 km south of Calais in the valley of the Hem, at the junction of the D191 and D215 roads. It is a large producer of turkeys and other fowl.
Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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1296 | 1307 | 1389 | 1387 | 1351 | 1440 | 1543 |
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates |
Places of interest
- The eighteenth-century château de Cahen.
- The ruins of the château of Courtebourne.
- Vestiges of the 11th century Premonstrate abbey, nowadays the parish church.
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References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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