Licques
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| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Calais |
| Canton | Calais-2 |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays d'Opale |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Brigitte Havart[1] |
Area 1 | 18.36 km2 (7.09 sq mi) |
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| 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. | |
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Licques (French pronunciation: [lik]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France[2] 24 km south of Calais in the valley of the Hem. It is a large producer of turkeys and other fowl.
Population
[edit | edit source]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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[3] | ||
Transport
[edit | edit source]The Chemin de fer de Boulogne à Bonningues (CF de BB) opened a station at Licques on 22 April 1900[4] which closed in 1948.[5]
Notable person
[edit | edit source]- Léon Bence (1929–1987), physician, was born in Licques
Turkey festival
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Licques holds an annual turkey festival,[6] which features a parade of local notables in traditional robes and costumes herding turkeys through the town center, led by the Noble Dames and Knights of the Brotherhood of the Turkey. In the past, a local liqueur[7] was served heated from a communal cauldron set up in the town square, but this has been replaced in recent years by turkey soup.
Cultural events are staged throughout the day, and a large farmer's market is set up, selling turkeys and other local produce.[8]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 139.
- ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 276.
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Sources
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