Licques | |
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Coordinates: 50°47′09″N 1°56′15″E / 50.7858°N 1.9375°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Calais |
Canton | Calais-2 |
Intercommunality | CC Pays d'Opale |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Brigitte Havart[1] |
Area 1 | 18.36 km2 (7.09 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[2] | 1,657 |
• Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62506 /62850 |
Elevation | 52–176 m (171–577 ft) (avg. 87 m or 285 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Licques (French pronunciation: [lik]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France[3] 24 km south of Calais in the valley of the Hem. It is a large producer of turkeys and other fowl.