Touques, Calvados
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Location within Lower Normandy region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Lower Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Lisieux |
| Canton | Trouville-sur-Mer |
| Intercommunality | Cœur Côte Fleurie |
| Mayor | Colette Nouvel-Rousselot (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 2–149 m (6.6–489 ft) (avg. 6 m or 20 ft) |
| Land area1 | 8.13 km2 (3.14 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 4,033 (2008) |
| - Density | 496 /km2 (1,280 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14699/ 14800 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 49°20′36″N 0°06′10″E / 49.3433°N 0.1028°E
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Touques is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.
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[edit] History
- On 1 August 1417 Henry V of England, landed there.
[edit] Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2008 |
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| Population | 1469 | 1587 | 1561 | 2237 | 3070 | 3500 | 3848 | 4033 |
[edit] Twin towns
- Sankt Andreasberg (Germany)
- Strathspey, Scotland
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