Créquy (French pronunciation: [kʁeki]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Créquy
The town hall, school and library of Créquy
The town hall, school and library of Créquy
Coat of arms of Créquy
Location of Créquy
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Créquy is located in France
Créquy
Créquy
Créquy is located in Hauts-de-France
Créquy
Créquy
Coordinates: 50°29′41″N 2°02′52″E / 50.4947°N 2.0478°E / 50.4947; 2.0478
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementMontreuil
CantonFruges
IntercommunalityCC Haut Pays du Montreuillois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michael Talleux[1]
Area
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20.4 km2 (7.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
463
 • Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62257 /62310
Elevation75–190 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.

Geography

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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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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]

Coat of arms

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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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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