Créquy

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Créquy

(2020–2026) Michael Talleux^[1]Area

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.

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

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

Historical population
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]

Coat of arms

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

The Créquy family lived nearby and took its name from this place.

References

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