Créquy
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Créquy (French pronunciation: [kʁeki]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Créquy | |
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 The town hall, school and library of Créquy | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Créquy  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°29′41″N 2°02′52″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Montreuil |
| Canton | Fruges |
| Intercommunality | CC Haut Pays du Montreuillois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michael Talleux[1] |
| Area 1 | 20.4 km2 (7.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 463 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62257 /62310 |
| Elevation | 75–190 m (246–623 ft) (avg. 145 m or 476 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 730 | — |
| 1975 | 691 | −0.78% |
| 1982 | 611 | −1.74% |
| 1990 | 605 | −0.12% |
| 1999 | 561 | −0.84% |
| 2007 | 523 | −0.87% |
| 2012 | 478 | −1.78% |
| 2017 | 485 | +0.29% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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.
- The Créquy family lived nearby and took its name from this place.
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