Template:Did you know nominations/Le Touquet

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Le Touquet

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... 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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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. Schwede 66 02:32, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
- Per my comments there, I've suggested a modified version of ALT2 as ALT3 that's in line with the sourcing. Very sorry for not catching the issue with the wording. Elli (talk | contribs) 03:58, 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 this 137950 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)