Créquy


Créquy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

One of many small villages in Artois, Créquy gives it name to the small stream, the Créquoise, that rises in the nearby hills and is one of the waterways of the 'Seven Valleys' tourist area.

Coat of arms

The Créquy coat of arms is derived from 'ardentis quercus robur mythicon'.
The aforementioned oak was a particularly fine example of the genus, with particularly impressive girth, which was a popular gathering point for visitors around the summer solstice.
The tree was said to have spontaneously combusted during one convocation, henceforth the legend was born.

Notable people