Licques
Encyclopedia
Licques is a commune
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
.
in the valley of the Hem, at the junction of the D191 and D215 roads. It is a large producer of (turkey
s and other fowl
).
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Geography
A farming village located 24 km south of CalaisCalais
Calais is a town in Northern France in the department of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's capital is its third-largest city of Arras....
in the valley of the Hem, at the junction of the D191 and D215 roads. It is a large producer of (turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
s and other fowl
Fowl
Fowl is a word for birds in general but usually refers to birds belonging to one of two biological orders, namely the gamefowl or landfowl and the waterfowl...
).
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1296 | 1307 | 1389 | 1387 | 1351 | 1440 | 1543 |
| Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
Places of interest
- The eighteenth century chateau de Cahen.
- The ruinsof the chateau of Courtebourne.
- Vestiges of the 11th century Premonstrate abbey, nowadays the parish church.