Marquise, Pas-de-Calais
Marquise (French pronunciation: [maʁkiz] ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Boulogne. The river Slack flows through the commune.
History
Part of the Flemish-speaking territory until 1346, Marquise became an English county under King Edward III after the battle of Crécy and the hexagonal bell-tower goes back to the English period. In 1420, in the suburbs of Marquise, at Leulinghen, the church of which was divided by the French-English border, King Henry V married Catherine of Valois, daughter of Charles VI of France.
Marquise received national media attention in autumn 2006 when the local police retrieved a painting by Maurice Boitel, stolen forty years before and taken out of France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 4,991 | — |
| 1975 | 4,953 | −0.11% |
| 1982 | 4,731 | −0.65% |
| 1990 | 4,453 | −0.75% |
| 1999 | 4,580 | +0.31% |
| 2007 | 5,067 | +1.27% |
| 2012 | 5,141 | +0.29% |
| 2017 | 5,088 | −0.21% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
Notable people
- Alphonse Pinart, explorer, was born there in 1852.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Henry V by William Shakespeare
- ^ info.france3.fr/insolite/24771923-fr.php - 100k - 13 déc 2006
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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- A history of the town (in French)
- The CWGC cemetery
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