Licques

Licques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Licques
Commune
The town hall of Licques
Coat of arms
Location of Licques
Licques
Licques
Coordinates: 50°47′09″N 1°56′15″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementCalais
CantonCalais-2
IntercommunalityCC 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
 • Density89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62506 /62850
Elevation52–176 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
Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
1296130713891387135114401543
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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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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