Pas-de-Calais
The Pas-de-Calais (, ' strait of Calais'; ; ) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments of France, with 890, and is the ...
Hauts-de-France
Hauts-de-France (; ; ), also referred to in English as Upper France, is the northernmost region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its prefecture is Lille. ...
region
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in northern
France
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Calais
Calais ( , , traditionally , ) is a French port city in the Pas-de-Calais department, of which it is a subprefecture. Calais is the largest city in Pas-de-Calais. The population of the city proper is 67,544; that of the urban area is 144,6 ...
, on the D213 road. Surrounded by water, including the lake of Brêmes.
Population
Sights
* The church of the St. Martin, dating from the late 19th century.
* The ruins of a watermill.
Transport
The
Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais
Chemin or Le Chemin may refer to:
Arts and media
* ''Le Chemin'' (Emmanuel Moire album), 2013 album by French singer Emmanuel Moire
* ''Le Chemin'' (Kyo album), 2003 album by French band Kyo
** "Le Chemin" (song), title song from same-titled Kyo a ...
opened a railway station at Guînes in 1881. The railway was closed in 1955.
See also
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Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
The following is a list of the 887 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):