Touques (Calvados)
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Lisieux | |
| Canton | Honfleur-Deauville | |
| Community association | Cœur Cote Fleurie | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 21 ′ N , 0 ° 6 ′ E | |
| height | 2–149 m | |
| surface | 8.13 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,679 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 453 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 14800 | |
| INSEE code | 14699 | |
| Website | www.ville-touques.com | |
 Saint Thomas Church |
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Touques is a commune in the French department of Calvados in the region of Normandy with 3,679 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017). The Touques River flows through the municipality . Neighboring communities are Trouville-sur-Mer and Deauville .
The Haras de Meautry stud farm of the Rothschild family is located in Touques .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 1469 | 1587 | 1561 | 2237 | 3070 | 3500 | 3898 | 3719 |
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Town twinning
- Braunlage , Germany , before that with Sankt Andreasberg , which was incorporated into Braunlage in 2011. The youth exchange has been taking place since 1965; the official town twinning began in 1973.
Personalities
- Joseph Paul (1896–1944), racing car driver
Web links
Commons : Touques - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry about the partnerships and sponsorships on the homepage of the municipality of Braunlage.Retrieved on April 18, 2019, 9:42 pm