Cucq

Cucq (French pronunciation: [kyk]; unofficially also: Cucq-Trépied-Stella-Plage; West Flemish: Kuuk) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3] It is made up of three villages: Cucq itself, the village of Trépied in the north and the coastal resort of Stella-Plage to the west.

Cucq Kuuk
Commune
Beach at Stella from the dunes
Coat of arms
Location of Cucq
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Coordinates: 50°28′39″N 1°37′10″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Étaples
Intercommunality	CA Deux Baies en Montreuillois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Walter Kahn[1]
Area 1	13.16 km2 (5.08 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	5,165
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62261 /62780
Elevation	3–45 m (9.8–147.6 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

In 1937 the government sold 1600 hectares of the warrens of Trépied, land of the former domain of the Abbey of St. Josse that was confiscated at the time of the French Revolution, to Jean-Baptiste Daloz. Most of this area became better-known later as Le Touquet, a separate commune, in 1912.^{[citation needed]}

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,883	—
1975	4,154	+0.97%
1982	4,373	+0.74%
1990	4,299	−0.21%
1999	4,912	+1.49%
2007	5,195	+0.70%
2012	5,132	−0.24%
2017	5,121	−0.04%
Source: INSEE[4]

Notable people

• Matthieu Bataille, judo champion
• Pauline Parmentier, tennis player
• Michael Curtis "Yogi" Stewart, basketball player
• Pauline Crammer, football player
• Ophélie David, skier

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department