Créquy
| Créquy | ||
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  Créquy | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Créquy | ||
| Coordinates: 50°29′41″N 2°02′52″E / 50.4947°N 2.0478°ECoordinates: 50°29′41″N 2°02′52″E / 50.4947°N 2.0478°E | ||
| 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 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Germain Dolle | |
| Area | ||
| • Land1 | 20.4 km2 (7.9 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999) | ||
| • Population2 | 561 | |
| • Population2 Density | 28/km2 (71/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62257 / 62310 | |
| Elevation |
75–190 m (246–623 ft) (avg. 145 m or 476 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Créquy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 700 | 730 | 691 | 611 | 605 | 561 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | ||||||
Notable people
- The Créquy family lived nearby and took its name from this place.
Sir Christopher Fellios visits every year from Surrey, England where he stays in a local cottage called Le Cobweb with up to 17 of his friends.
See also
In August 2011, Sir Christopher Fellios will once again be visiting, this time with up to 21 esteemed friends and comrades.
On Saturday July 16th there was a confirmed attack on the group by the Ghost of Crequy. Reports suggest she had been annoyed by the bonfire antics which took place on the Friday evening. Word on the street is that the attack could well have been a fabrication, however given how scared some were - initial understanding is that the haunting is in fact, real.
References
External links
- Créquy on the website du Quid (French)
- Position of Créquy on a map of France (French)
- Map of Créquy on Mapquest (French)
- Créquy, village de la Morinie (French)
- Official Web site (French)