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The Boulonnais () is a coastal area of northern
The Boulonnais () is a coastal area of northern 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 ...
, around Calais
Calais ( , , traditionally , ) is a port city in the Pas-de-Calais department, of which it is a subprefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's prefecture is its third-largest city of Arras. Th ...
and 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 Hauts-de-France, Northern France. It is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture of the Department ...
. 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: theCommunauté 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 ...
, the Communauté de communes de la Terre des Deux Caps
The communauté de communes de la Terre des Deux Caps is located in the Pas-de-Calais ''département'', in northern France. It was established on 1 January 2002. Its seat is Marquise.Communauté de communes de Desvres - Samer.
Tourism in Boulogne and in the Boulonnais regionTourism in Pas-de-CalaisCaps et Marais d'Opale Regional Natural Park
File:Boulogne Colonne 01.JPG, Wimille: The Column of the Grande Armée
File:Boulogne sur mer beffroi.jpg, Boulogne-sur-Mer: The Belfry, UNESCO World Heritage Site
File:Coupole basilique boulogne DSC 8306.JPG, Boulogne-sur-Mer: Inside the basilica Notre Dame.
File:P1110063 douves du chateau musee et coupole basilique Boulogne sur Mer.JPG, Boulogne-sur-Mer: Basilica and Castle Museum.
File:Boulogne2.jpg, Boulogne-sur-Mer: around the fortifications.
File:Wimereux802.jpg, Villa in Wimereux.
File:Wimereux810.jpg, Villa in Wimereux.
File:Wimereux Dunes Slack.jpg, Wimereux: looking north.
File:Notre Dame de Boulogne Le Portel.JPG, Le Portel: Notre Dame de Boulogne statue
File:PLAGE du PORTEL 019.JPG, Le Portel: beach with view on the Heurt Fort
File:Chateau d'Hardelot P1060099.JPG, Hardelot Castle
File:Lac miroirs condette 1.jpg, Condette:Mirrors Lake, around the Hardelot Castle
Towns and villages of the Boulonnais
See also
*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 ...
* Nausicaä Centre National de la Mer
External links
Tourism in Boulogne and in the Boulonnais region
Photo gallery
References
Subdivisions of the Pas-de-Calais Boulogne-sur-Mer {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub