Licques

Licques
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Canton	Calais-2
Community association	Pays d'Opale
Coordinates	50 ° 47 '  N , 1 ° 56'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 47 '  N , 1 ° 56'  E
height	52-176 m
surface	18.36 km 2
Residents	1,631 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	89 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	62850
INSEE code	62506
Website	http://www.licques.fr/
Mairie in Licques

Licques (NDL .: "Lieke") is a French municipality with 1631 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Calais and the Canton of Calais-2 .

geography

Licques is located about 19 kilometers south-southeast of Calais on the course of the Hem , a small tributary of the Aa . The place is located in the Regional Natural Park of Caps et Marais d'Opale .

history

The place can trace its roots back to the Middle Ages: The Premonstratensian Abbey of Licques was founded in the 12th century and was only abolished with the French Revolution. The Donjon of Licques is only preserved as a ruin.

Population development

• 1962: 1,296
• 1968: 1,307
• 1975: 1,389
• 1982: 1,387
• 1990: 1,351
• 1999: 1,440
• 2006: 1,510

From 1962 only residents with primary residence

Attractions

Both the abbey and the church of the abbey are worth seeing.

Web links

Commons : Licques  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ De Nederlanden in Frankrijk, Jozef van Overstraeten, 1969

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