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Communauté D'agglomération Du Boulonnais
The Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais, created in January 2000, is a ''communauté d'agglomération'' (an intercommunal structure) centered on the city of Boulogne-sur-Mer. It is located in the Pas-de-Calais department, in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Its area is 205.1 km2. Its population was 112,836 in 2018, of which 40,664 in Boulogne-sur-Mer proper.Comparateur de territoire INSEE, accessed 5 April 2022. Composition The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 22 communes:CA du Boulonnais (N° SIREN : 246200729)[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Boulogne-sur-Mer (; pcd, Boulonne-su-Mér; nl, Bonen; la, Gesoriacum or ''Bononia''), often called just Boulogne (, ), is a coastal city in Northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department of Pas-de-Calais. Boulogne lies on the Côte d'Opale, a touristic stretch of French coast on the English Channel between Calais and Normandy, and the most visited location in the region after the Lille conurbation. Boulogne is its department's second-largest city after Calais, and the 183rd-largest in France.Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isques
Isques (; nl, Izeke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A forestry, farming and dormitory village situated some south of Boulogne, at junction 28 of the A16 autoroute with the D901 (formerly the N1 Paris-Calais highway). The river Liane flows through the commune. Population Places of interest * The church of St. Apolline, dating from the sixteenth century. * The eighteenth-century chateau d'Hermerangues. * A sixteenth-century castle on a motte. * The sixteenth-century chateau de Quehen. * The eighteenth-century chateau de Pont-de-Briques. See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department The following is a list of the 890 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boulonnais (land Area)
The Boulonnais () is a coastal area of northern France, around Calais and Boulogne-sur-Mer. It has a curved belt of chalk downs which run into the sea at both ends, and geologically is the east end of the Weald-Artois Anticline. Administration The Pays Boulonnais is subdivided into 3 intercommunalities: the Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais, the Communauté de communes de la Terre des Deux Caps & the Communauté de communes de Desvres - Samer. Towns and villages of the Boulonnais See also *Côte d'Opale *Nausicaä Centre National de la Mer Nausicaa (; grc, Ναυσικάα, Nausikáa, or , ) also spelled Nausicaä or Nausikaa, is a character in Homer's ''Odyssey''. She is the daughter of King Alcinous and Queen Arete of Phaeacia. Her name means "burner of ships" ( 'ship'; 'to b ... External links Tourism in Boulogne and in the Boulonnais region [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Côte D'Opale
The Opal Coast ( ; ) is a coastal region in northern France on the English Channel, popular with tourists. Geography The ''Côte d'Opale'' is a coastal region in northeastern France, in the departments of Nord and Pas-de-Calais. It extends over of French coast between the Belgian border and the border with Picardy. This coastline faces the English Channel and the North Sea, and is situated directly opposite the chalk cliffs of southeast England, which at the closest point are only away. The Côte d'Opale is composed of many varied landscapes including beaches, dunes, swamps, estuaries and cliffs. The coast is marked by the presence of two large promontories situated between Calais and Boulogne: the Cap Gris Nez (literally "grey nose cape" in English), reaching an elevation of above sea level, and the Cap Blanc Nez (literally "white nose cape" in English), which reaches . These capes are the closest points to England on the entire French coast. Cities * Boulogne-sur-M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wimille
Wimille is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Wimille is a farming and light industrial town situated some north of Boulogne, at the junction of the D233 and the D237 roads, on the banks of the river Wimereux. The river Slack forms the northern boundary of the commune. Junction 33 of the A16 autoroute with the D242 is within the commune's territory. Wimille-Wimereux station has rail connections to Calais and Boulogne-sur-Mer. Population The inhabitants are called ''Wimillois''. Places of interest * The Column of the Grande Armée, also known as ''Napoleon’s column''. * The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century. * A sixteenth century chapel. * A seventeenth century drinking fountain. * The château de La Rivière, dating from the seventeenth century. * Four other châteaux: Lozembrune, Petit-Denacre, Grisendal and Billeauville, all dating from the eighteenth century. * The Terlincthun British Cemet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wimereux
Wimereux (; vls, Wimeruwe) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Wimereux is a coastal town situated some north of Boulogne, at the junction of the D233 and the D940 roads, on the banks of the river Wimereux. The river Slack forms the northern boundary of the commune, the English Channel the western. Farming and tourism are its principal activities. History At Pointe-aux-Oies, dolmen can still be seen at a Stone Age prehistoric site. Vauban built a coastal fort at the mouth of the river Wimereux, the ruins showed at low-tide until the 1940s. Napoleon ordered a port to be built here between 1803 and 1804, taking its name from the river. In 1840, the future Napoleon III, first president (and last monarch) of France, landed at Pointe aux Oies. The territory of Wimereux originally belonged to the commune of Wimille, from which it separated on 28 May 1899. In the same year, the first radio link between France and Engla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Martin-Boulogne
Saint-Martin-Boulogne (; vls, Sint-Maarten bij Bonen) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Saint-Martin-Boulogne is a farming and light industrial suburb east of Boulogne itself, at the junction of the N42 and D96 roads. Junctions 30 and 31 of the A16 autoroute lie within the commune's borders. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Martin, dating from the eighteenth century. * The modern church of Sts.Bernadette and Yde. * The Château de La Caucherie, dating from the nineteenth century. * The Château du Denacre, dating from the eighteenth century. * Three 17th century farmhouses and manorhouses. * A fifteenth century windmill and the ruins of a watermill. * The Meerut Military Cemetery (Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery). See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department The following is a list of the 890 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France. The communes cooperate in the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Léonard, Pas-de-Calais
Saint-Léonard (; vls, Hokinghem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Saint-Léonard is a farming and light industrial town, situated some south of Boulogne, at the junction of the D901 and D940 roads. The A16 autoroute forms the eastern border of the commune and the river Liane the western. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Léonard, dating from the twelfth century and now a historical monument. * The modern church of St. Therése * The Château de Pont-de-Briques, (dating from the seventeenth century), a registered monument. * The nineteenth century Château Neuf. * Château des Lions (also known as Château Muhlberg), a château from the nineteenth century, now an orphanage See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department The following is a list of the 890 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Étienne-au-Mont
Saint-Étienne-au-Mont (; pcd, Sant-Étienne-au-Mont; obsolete nl, Sint-Stevensbergen, ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France near Boulogne-sur-Mer. Besides the main settlement Saint-Étienne-au-Mont, the commune consists of the two smaller settlements ''Pont-de-Briques'' and ''Écault''. Geography Saint-Étienne-au-Mont is a small farming and light industrial town situated some south of Boulogne, at the junction of the D52 and D940 roads. The Liane river flows from the north of the commune to the south-east. Beyond Écault lies the English Channel (in the west). Population Places of interest * The church of Sainte-Thérèse, a nineteenth century church. * The St. Etienne-au-Mont Communal Cemetery (including the Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery) created during World War I for men of the Chinese Labour Corps and of the South African Native Labour Corps. * The sand dunes along the beach and ''Aréna'' (a centre i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Portel
Le Portel (; vls, Turbodingem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Le Portel is a tourist, fishing and light industrial town situated about southwest of Boulogne town centre, at the junction of the D236 and D119 roads. It has a beach and the white cliffs of the English coast can be seen across the sea on clear days. History Le Portel translates as "the little port." The original Le Portel was a hamlet east of the town of Outreau. It became an independent municipality on 13 June 1856 by an imperial decree of Napoleon III. In the 19th century, flint tools were discovered in the centre of the village, by the river near the Hamel Bridge, evidence of the long occupation of the site. A Gallo-Roman cemetery has been excavated in the hamlet of Châtillon. Of agricultural origin, it grew rapidly during the 19th century because of fishing, along with the nearby port of Boulogne-sur-Mer. Sailors of Portel were as numerous as tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittefaux
Pittefaux (; vls, Pitesveld) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Pittefaux is situated northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D232 and D242 roads and by the banks of the river Wimereux. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Louis, dating from the nineteenth century. * The seventeenth-century chateau of Souverain-Moulin. * Ruins of a 14th-century castle. * Two 17th-century manorhouses. See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department The following is a list of the 890 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Pas-de-Calais {{PasdeCalais-geo- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pernes-lès-Boulogne
Pernes-lès-Boulogne (, literally ''Pernes near Boulogne'') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Pernes-lès-Boulogne is situated northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D233 and D233e roads. Population Places of interest * The church of St. Esprit, dating from the nineteenth century. * The three 16th century manorhouses of Senlecque, Godincthun and Huplandre. See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department The following is a list of the 890 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Perneslesboulogne {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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