Cucq
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Montreuil | |
| Canton | Étaples | |
| Community association | Deux Baies en Montreuillois | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 29 ′ N , 1 ° 37 ′ E | |
| height | 3–45 m | |
| surface | 13.16 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,121 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 389 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62780 | |
| INSEE code | 62261 | |
Cucq ( . NDL Kuuk ) is a French municipality with 5121 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Montreuil and the canton of Étaples . The inhabitants are called Cucqois .
geography
The municipality of Cucq is best known for its seaside resort Stella-Plage on the Opal Coast of the English Channel . In addition to the beach village and the actual town of Cucq, the municipality also includes the village of Trepied . It is surrounded to the north by Le Touquet-Paris-Plage , to the east by Saint-Josse and to the south by Merlimont . The English Channel stretches to the west.
history
In 2012 the community was almost completely destroyed after floods and debris flows.
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| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 3,323 | 3,883 | 4.154 | 4,373 | 4,299 | 4,912 | 5,208 | 5,166 |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame-du-Réconfort church
- Church of Sainte-Thérese-de-l'Enfant-Jésus
- Notre-Dame de la Délivrance chapel
- Stella-Maris Polish Chapel
Personalities
- Henri Attal (1936–2003), actor, died in Cucq
- Matthieu Bataille (* 1978), judoka
- Pauline Parmentier (* 1986), tennis player
- Ophélie David (* 1976), ski acrobat, world champion 2007
- Alexandre Cuvillier (* 1986), football player
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