Licques

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

Licques
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 (20082014) 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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19681,307    
19751,389+0.87%
19821,387−0.02%
19901,351−0.33%
19991,440+0.71%
20071,520+0.68%
20121,585+0.84%
20171,631+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


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