Licques

French commune
name= Licques
region=
departement=
arrondissement=
canton= Guînes
insee=62506
cp=62850
maire=Aliette Polaert
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=Communauté de communes des Trois Pays
longitude=1.9375
latitude=50.7858333333
alt moy=87 m
alt mini=52 m
alt maxi=176 m
hectares=1836
km²=18,36
sans=1440
date-sans=1999
dens=78|

Licques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais "département" in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A farming village located 24km 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).

Population

Places of interest

* The 18th century chateau de Cahen.
* The ruinsof the chateau of Courtebourne.
* Vestiges of the 11th century Premonstrate abbey, nowadays the parish church.

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=62506&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Licques on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=26996&req=Licques Licques on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on May 29th 2008."