Recques-sur-Course, Rural commune in the Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France region, France.
Recques-sur-Course is a small rural commune covering 4.83 square kilometers with 273 inhabitants, situated in the Montreuil arrondissement at an average altitude of 59 meters.
The village was originally known as Recques until December 3, 1888, when the name was modified to its current form, and the Château de Recq from the late 18th and 19th centuries remains the only protected historic monument.
The commune is located near the Parc naturel régional de la Baie de Somme and the Côte d'Opale coastline, with regional food products including Pres-salés de la baie de Somme and Volailles de Licques representing local agricultural traditions.
The town hall is located at 13 Grand'rue with postal code 62170, open on Tuesdays and Fridays, and the village is accessible via the A16 motorway with nearby railway stations in Beaurainville and Étaples.
The commune has a population density of 56.5 inhabitants per square kilometer and experiences an oceanic climate with summers averaging 17 degrees Celsius and winters around 4 degrees Celsius, suitable for solar energy projects.
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