Touques (French pronunciation: [tuk] (
listen)) 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.
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Touques | |
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Commune | |
The church in Touques | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Touques ![]() | |
Touques Touques | |
| Coordinates: 49°20′36″N 0°06′10″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Lisieux |
| Canton | Honfleur-Deauville |
| Intercommunality | Cœur Côte Fleurie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Colette Nouvel-Rousselot[1] |
| Area 1 | 8.13 km2 (3.14 sq mi) |
| Population | 3,731 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14699 /14800 |
| Elevation | 2–149 m (6.6–488.8 ft) (avg. 6 m or 20 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 1,469 | — |
| 1968 | 1,587 | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 1,561 | −1.6% |
| 1982 | 2,237 | +43.3% |
| 1990 | 3,070 | +37.2% |
| 1999 | 3,500 | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 3,848 | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 4,033 | +4.8% |
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