Touques () is a
commune in the
Calvados department in the
Normandy
Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...
region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics ( physical geography), human impact characteristics ( human geography), and the interaction of humanity an ...
in northwestern
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
. 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
Henry V (16 September 1386 – 31 August 1422), also called Henry of Monmouth, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1413 until his death in 1422. Despite his relatively short reign, Henry's outstanding military successes in the ...
, landed there.
*On 7 March 2021
Olivier Dassault
Olivier Dassault (; 1 June 1951 – 7 March 2021) was a French politician and billionaire businessman, who served as a deputy in the National Assembly.
Early life and education
Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, he was the son of businessman and ...
crash landed on board a helicopter there.
Population
International relations
Touques is twinned with:
*
Sankt Andreasberg
Sankt Andreasberg is a former town in the district of Goslar, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2011, it is part of the town Braunlage. It is situated in the Harz, approximately 7 km west of Braunlage proper, and 20 km east of ...
(Germany)
*
Strathspey, Scotland
Strathspey ( gd, Srath Spè, ) is the region around the strath of the River Spey, Scotland, split between the Moray council area and the Badenoch and Strathspey committee area of Highland.
The term Strathspey usually refers to the upper ...
See also
*
Communes of the Calvados department
The following is a list of the 528 communes of the Calvados department of France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regio ...
References
External links
Official site
Communes of Calvados (department)
Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
{{Calvados-geo-stub