Cucq (; unofficially also: Cucq-Trépied-Stella-Plage; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.INSEE commune file It is made up of three villages: Cucq itself, the village of Trépied in the north and the coastal resort of Stella-Plage to the west.
History In 1937 the government sold 1600 hectares of the warrens of Trépied, land of the former domain of the Abbey of St. Josse that was confiscated at the time of the French Revolution, to Jean-Baptiste Daloz. Most of this area became better-known later as Le Touquet, a separate commune, in 1912.
Population
Notable people Matthieu Bataille, judo champion Pauline Parmentier, tennis player Michael Curtis "Yogi" Stewart, basketball player Pauline Crammer, football player Ophélie David, skier
See also Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
External links
Tourism Office of Stella-Plage