Template:Did you know nominations/Le Touquet
- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Launchballer talk 10:42, 23 May 2024 (UTC)
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Le Touquet
- ... that President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte own a villa in Le Touquet, regularly spend time there and vote in the resort? Source: https://www.lejdd.fr/Politique/macron-au-touquet-table-10-sole-et-chablis-avec-un-glacon-3583532, https://www.lepoint.fr/politique/au-touquet-l-etrange-rituel-d-emmanuel-macron-19-06-2022-2480163_20.php
- ALT1: ... that the fictional town where the early James Bond franchise events took place may be based on Le Touquet? Source: https://books.google.com/books?id=g4-sFrU8Xw0C&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA6&dq=le+touquet+james+bond, https://books.google.com/books?id=uFkzEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Royale-les-Eaux%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA55&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Royale-les-Eaux%22%20-wikipedia&f=false
ALT2: ... that even though about 100,000 bombs fell on Le Touquet during WWII, making it "the most mined city in France", it was the first resort in Northern France to open its beaches after Liberation?Source: There are different estimates of the number of explosive devices were left in Le Touquet, ranging from 92,745[62] through 106,745[86] and up to 137,950,[85][b] but all agree that Le Touquet became 'the most mined city in France'. (the last sentence in the "Wartime destruction" section), also "By Pentecost of 1945, Le Touquet's beach opened to visitors, the first in Northern France, but the demining proved taxing. 78 people died and 155 were injured while demining the town within 3 years of Liberation.[85][86]"- ALT3: ... that even though about 100,000 mines were laid in Le Touquet during WWII, making it "the most mined city in France", it was the first resort in Northern France to open its beaches after Liberation? Source: There are different estimates of the number of explosive devices were left in Le Touquet, ranging from 92,745[62] through 106,745[86] and up to 137,950,[85][b] but all agree that Le Touquet became 'the most mined city in France'. (the last sentence in the "Wartime destruction" section), also "By Pentecost of 1945, Le Touquet's beach opened to visitors, the first in Northern France, but the demining proved taxing. 78 people died and 155 were injured while demining the town within 3 years of Liberation.[85][86]"
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5x expanded by Szmenderowiecki (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.
Post-promotion hook changes will be logged on the talk page; consider watching the nomination until the hook appears on the Main Page.Szmenderowiecki (talk) 16:38, 19 April 2024 (UTC).
expanded recently enough; article is well-written and well-sourced. In my opinion ALT2 is by far the most interesting hook. Elli (talk | contribs) 04:14, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
I pulled this just before the main page. Needs a new hook. Schwede66 02:32, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
- The city hall's page says
Ce sont au total 92745 mines et engins explosifs qui sont retrouvés et désamorcés sur le territoire de la commune.
, so it's mines and explosive devices. Saitzek tells this137950 mines faisaient du Touquet selon un journal local "la ville la plus minee de France"1. Cependant, l'accès à la plage est autorisé dès la Pentecôte de 1945 et Le Touquet fut la première plage minée à ouvrir de nouveau son accès aux baigneurs.
So we can say mines, explosive devices, I thought bombs could fall under the explosive devices category. Szmenderowiecki (talk) 21:08, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
- The city hall's page says
- @Szmenderowiecki and Evrik: Some of these paragraphs don't end with references, are they covered by another policy?--Launchballer 17:26, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
- Outside the lead, where there don't have to be citations, I see one paragraph in the Geography section where the last sentence doesn't have a citation. the Alt 3 hook is cited. --evrik (talk) 17:33, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
- The paragraph with the uncited section essentially goes under WP:GOOGLEMAPS, or if you insist, [1] - ok to tell the general location, rather ok to tell the distance, and that's about it. Le Touquet, Cucq and Etaples are not a hoax so I think it's fair to leave as it is. I looked to other articles that are recognised as featured, and Altrincham and Ashton-under-Lyne don't cite the info. Canberra does, though. The French geoportal can calculate the fastest or the shortest route (shortest meaning through minor roads, fastest via the autoroute). Because the Geoportal does not give a distinct URL when searching distances, I can only provide the generic reference to the Geoportal. Szmenderowiecki (talk) 15:36, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
- Outside the lead, where there don't have to be citations, I see one paragraph in the Geography section where the last sentence doesn't have a citation. the Alt 3 hook is cited. --evrik (talk) 17:33, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Szmenderowiecki and Evrik: Some of these paragraphs don't end with references, are they covered by another policy?--Launchballer 17:26, 20 May 2024 (UTC)