Licques | |
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_mairie,_vestige_de_l\'abbaye.jpg')) The town hall of Licques | |
) Coat of arms | |
Location of Licques  | |
)  Licques ) Licques | |
| Coordinates: 50°47′09″N 1°56′15″E / 50.7858°N 1.9375°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 (Jan. 2017)[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. | |
Licques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,307 | — |
| 1975 | 1,389 | +0.87% |
| 1982 | 1,387 | −0.02% |
| 1990 | 1,351 | −0.33% |
| 1999 | 1,440 | +0.71% |
| 2007 | 1,520 | +0.68% |
| 2012 | 1,585 | +0.84% |
| 2017 | 1,631 | +0.57% |
| Source: INSEE[2] | ||
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.
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE