Country France Department Pas-de-Calais Canton Fruges Local time Monday 5:46 AM | Region Hauts-de-France Arrondissement Montreuil Area 20.4 km² | |
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Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Canton de Fruges et environs Weather 6°C, Wind W at 23 km/h, 83% Humidity | ||
Créquy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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Map of 62310 Cr%C3%A9quy, 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.
Coat of Arms
The Créquy coat of arms is derived from 'ardentis quercus robur mythincon' ('myth of the flaming penduculate oak').
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
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.