Créquy
| Créquy | ||
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| Commune | ||
 The town hall, school and library of Créquy | ||
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  Créquy Location within Hauts-de-France region  Créquy | ||
| Coordinates: 50°29′41″N 2°02′52″E / 50.4947°N 2.0478°ECoordinates: 50°29′41″N 2°02′52″E / 50.4947°N 2.0478°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Montreuil | |
| Canton | Fruges | |
| Intercommunality | CC Haut Pays du Montreuillois | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Germain Dolle | |
| Area1 | 20.4 km2 (7.9 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 561 | |
| • Density | 28/km2 (71/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62257 /62310 | |
| Elevation |
75–190 m (246–623 ft) (avg. 145 m or 476 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Créquy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
One of many small villages in Artois, Créquy gives it name to the small stream, the Créquoise, that rises in the nearby hills and is one of the waterways of the 'Seven Valleys' tourist area.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 700 | 730 | 691 | 611 | 605 | 561 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | ||||||
Coat of arms
The Créquy coat of arms is derived from 'ardentis quercus robur mythicon' ('the flaming oak of myth').
The aforementioned oak was a particularly fine example of the genus, with particularly impressive girth, which was a popular gathering point for visitors around the summer solstice (ambiguous; dates of recorded assemblages are sporadic & the solstictic link may be happenchance). The tree was said to have spontaneously combusted during one convocation, henceforth the legend was born.
Notable people
- The Créquy family lived nearby and took its name from this place.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Créquy. |
- Créquy on the website du Quid (in French)
- Position of Créquy on a map of France (in French)
- Créquy, village de la Morinie (in French)
- Official Web site (in French)