Créquy
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Commune of Créquy |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Montreuil |
| Canton | Fruges |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Canton de Fruges et environs |
| Mayor | Germain Dolle |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 75 m–190 m (avg. 145 m) |
| Land area¹ | 20,4 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
561 |
| - Density | 27/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62257/ 62310 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Créquy is a commune of the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] History
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 700 | 730 | 691 | 611 | 605 | 561 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | |||||
[edit] Personalities linked to the village
- The Créquy family lived nearby and took its name from this place.
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