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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Calais |
| Canton | Guînes |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes des Trois Pays |
| Mayor | Aliette Polaert (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 52–176 m (171–577 ft) (avg. 87 m or 285 ft) |
| Land area1 | 18.36 km2 (7.09 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,543 (2006) |
| - Density | 84 /km2 (220 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62506/ 62850 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 50°47′09″N 1°56′15″E / 50.7858°N 1.9375°E
Licques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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Geography [edit]
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 [edit]
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 1296 | 1307 | 1389 | 1387 | 1351 | 1440 | 1543 |
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Places of interest [edit]
- The eighteenth century chateau de Cahen.
- The ruinsof the chateau of Courtebourne.
- Vestiges of the 11th century Premonstrate abbey, nowadays the parish church.
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References [edit]
External links [edit]
- Licques on the Quid website (French)
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