Licques

Licques
Commune
The town hall of Licques
The town hall of Licques
Coat of arms of Licques
Coat of arms
Location of Licques
Map
Licques is located in France
Licques
Licques
Licques is located in Hauts-de-France
Licques
Licques
Coordinates: 50°47′09″N 1°56′15″E / 50.7858°N 1.9375°E / 50.7858; 1.9375
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementCalais
CantonCalais-2
IntercommunalityCC Pays d'Opale
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Brigitte Havart[1]
Area
1
18.36 km2 (7.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,636
 • 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.

Licques (French pronunciation: [lik]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France[3] 24 km south of Calais in the valley of the Hem. It is a large producer of turkeys and other fowl.

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] which closed in 1948.[6]

Notable person

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

Turkey festival

Parade of the Turkeys

Licques holds an annual turkey festival,[7] 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[8] 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.[9]

See also

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. 276.
  7. ^ "Licques Turkey Festival". The Good Life France. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Licques Turkey Parade". FrenchDuck.com. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  9. ^ Sauvebois, Marion (22 November 2019). "Top 3 turkey fests". Taste of France. Retrieved 1 March 2022.

Sources

  • Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008). Tortillards of Artois. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-554-5.
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