Licques

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Licques
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The town hall of Licques
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Location of Licques
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Licques
Coordinates: 50°47′09″N1°56′15″E / 50.7858°N 1.9375°E / 50.7858; 1.9375
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Calais
Canton Calais-2
Intercommunality CC Pays d'Opale
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Brigitte Havart [1]
Area
1
18.36 km2 (7.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
1,636
  Density89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+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.

Licques (French pronunciation: [lik] ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. [3]

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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.

Licques turkey statue Licques turkey statue.jpg
Licques turkey statue

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 [4]

Transport

The Chemin de fer de Boulogne à Bonningues (CF de BB) opened a station at Licques on 22 April 1900. [5] Passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1935. [6] They were reinstated in November 1942. [7] The CF de BB closed in 1948. [8]

Places of interest

Notable person

Léon Bence (1929–1987), physician, was born in Licques

Turkey festival

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Parade of the Turkeys

Licques holds an annual turkey festival, [9] 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 [10] 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. [11]

See also

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References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 139.
  6. Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 239.
  7. Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 248.
  8. Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 276.
  9. "Licques Turkey Festival". The Good Life France. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  10. "Licques Turkey Parade". FrenchDuck.com. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  11. Sauvebois, Marion (22 November 2019). "Top 3 turkey fests". Taste of France. Retrieved 1 March 2022.

Sources

Licques turkeys Licques turkeys gathered for the annual turkey festival.jpg
Licques turkeys