Talk:Le Touquet

Refer to the French article

Please note that this article is now very well completed on French Wikipedia, refer to fr:Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, especially the Dictionnary of streets with a lot of information related to English people. Don't hesitate to cut, paste and translate it !--AntonyB 21:39, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

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POV

"Le Touquet has a reputation as the most elegant holiday resort of northern France, the playground of rich Parisians, with many luxury hotels."

Surely this isn't allowed. I suppose it might be citable. Renard Migrant (talk) 21:35, 24 October 2016 (UTC)

It's been a while since this has been brought up, but I agree - if no citation can be produced for this claim, it needs to be rephrased. TheKenster (talk) 19:52, 16 November 2018 (UTC)

Burgundian history?

I wonder why the dexter half of the coat of arms is based on that of Burgundy. (The sinister half is Paris.) —Tamfang (talk) 06:06, 1 August 2017 (UTC)

The counts of Ponthieu, in Picardy, bore very similar arms. —Tamfang (talk) 05:43, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

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Population

Bonjour, I am french, Le touquet has not a population of 50,355, in 2015 it was a population of 4,285. --Ltqphg (talk) 15:44, 16 December 2018 (UTC)

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Launchballer talk 10:42, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

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• ... that President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte own a villa in Le Touquet, regularly spend time there and vote in the resort? Source: https://www.lejdd.fr/Politique/macron-au-touquet-table-10-sole-et-chablis-avec-un-glacon-3583532, https://www.lepoint.fr/politique/au-touquet-l-etrange-rituel-d-emmanuel-macron-19-06-2022-2480163_20.php
  • ALT1: ... that the fictional town where the early James Bond franchise events took place may be based on Le Touquet? Source: https://books.google.com/books?id=g4-sFrU8Xw0C&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA6&dq=le+touquet+james+bond, https://books.google.com/books?id=uFkzEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Royale-les-Eaux%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA55&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Royale-les-Eaux%22%20-wikipedia&f=false
  • ALT2: ... that even though about 100,000 bombs fell on Le Touquet during WWII, making it "the most mined city in France", it was the first resort in Northern France to open its beaches after Liberation? Source: There are different estimates of the number of explosive devices were left in Le Touquet, ranging from 92,745[62] through 106,745[86] and up to 137,950,[85][b] but all agree that Le Touquet became 'the most mined city in France'. (the last sentence in the "Wartime destruction" section), also "By Pentecost of 1945, Le Touquet's beach opened to visitors, the first in Northern France, but the demining proved taxing. 78 people died and 155 were injured while demining the town within 3 years of Liberation.[85][86]"
  • ALT3: ... that even though about 100,000 mines were laid in Le Touquet during WWII, making it "the most mined city in France", it was the first resort in Northern France to open its beaches after Liberation? Source: There are different estimates of the number of explosive devices were left in Le Touquet, ranging from 92,745[62] through 106,745[86] and up to 137,950,[85][b] but all agree that Le Touquet became 'the most mined city in France'. (the last sentence in the "Wartime destruction" section), also "By Pentecost of 1945, Le Touquet's beach opened to visitors, the first in Northern France, but the demining proved taxing. 78 people died and 155 were injured while demining the town within 3 years of Liberation.[85][86]"
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Szmenderowiecki (talk) 16:38, 19 April 2024 (UTC).

• expanded recently enough; article is well-written and well-sourced. In my opinion ALT2 is by far the most interesting hook. Elli (talk | contribs) 04:14, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
• I pulled this just before the main page. Needs a new hook. Schwede66 02:32, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
  • Per my comments there, I've suggested a modified version of ALT2 as ALT3 that's in line with the sourcing. Very sorry for not catching the issue with the wording. Elli (talk | contribs) 03:58, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

The city hall's page says Ce sont au total 92745 mines et engins explosifs qui sont retrouvés et désamorcés sur le territoire de la commune., so it's mines and explosive devices. Saitzek tells this 137950 mines faisaient du Touquet selon un journal local "la ville la plus minee de France"1. Cependant, l'accès à la plage est autorisé dès la Pentecôte de 1945 et Le Touquet fut la première plage minée à ouvrir de nouveau son accès aux baigneurs. So we can say mines, explosive devices, I thought bombs could fall under the explosive devices category. Szmenderowiecki (talk) 21:08, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

• Alt3 approved. --evrik ^(talk) 16:26, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

@Szmenderowiecki and Evrik: Some of these paragraphs don't end with references, are they covered by another policy?--Launchballer 17:26, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

Outside the lead, where there don't have to be citations, I see one paragraph in the Geography section where the last sentence doesn't have a citation. the Alt 3 hook is cited. --evrik ^(talk) 17:33, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

The paragraph with the uncited section essentially goes under WP:GOOGLEMAPS, or if you insist, [1] - ok to tell the general location, rather ok to tell the distance, and that's about it. Le Touquet, Cucq and Etaples are not a hoax so I think it's fair to leave as it is. I looked to other articles that are recognised as featured, and Altrincham and Ashton-under-Lyne don't cite the info. Canberra does, though. The French geoportal can calculate the fastest or the shortest route (shortest meaning through minor roads, fastest via the autoroute). Because the Geoportal does not give a distinct URL when searching distances, I can only provide the generic reference to the Geoportal. Szmenderowiecki (talk) 15:36, 22 May 2024 (UTC)