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Commune in Normandy, France
Touques (French pronunciation: [tuk] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is situated on the river Touques, 3 km southeast of the sea resort Deauville.
History
- Eliezer (ben Solomon) of Touques was a French tosafist, who lived at Touques in the second half of the thirteenth century. He abridged the tosafot of Samson of Sens, Samuel of Évreux, and many others, and added thereto marginal notes of his own, entitled "Gilyon Tosafot," or "Tosafot Gillayon".
- On 1 August 1417 Henry V of England, landed there.
- On 7 March 2021 Olivier Dassault crash landed on board a helicopter there.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,587 | — |
1975 | 1,561 | −0.24% |
1982 | 2,237 | +5.27% |
1990 | 3,070 | +4.04% |
1999 | 3,500 | +1.47% |
2007 | 3,898 | +1.36% |
2012 | 3,920 | +0.11% |
2017 | 3,679 | −1.26% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
International relations
Touques is twinned with:
- Sankt Andreasberg (Germany)
- Strathspey, Scotland
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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Annuals36
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Bulbs, Corms & Tubers41
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Ferns27
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Garden Plants23
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Mammals1
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Northeast Native Plants112
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Perennials123
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Rose1
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Shrubs47
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Trees112
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Tropical Plants53
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Vines18
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Viola Tricolor1
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Water Gardening & Plants9
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Waterfowl0
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Wetland Birds0
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Wetland Plants4
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Wildbirds172
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Wildflowers1
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Woodland Plants29
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