The
communauté de communes
A ''communauté de communes'' (, "community of communes") is a federation of municipalities (communes) in France. It forms a framework within which local tasks are carried out together. It is the least-integrated form of ''intercommunalité'' (in ...
des Pays d'Opale (before 2017: ''communauté de communes des Trois Pays'') was created on 27 December 1996 and is located in the
Pas-de-Calais
Pas-de-Calais (, " strait of Calais"; pcd, Pas-Calés; also nl, Nauw van Kales) 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 ...
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département
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety- ...
'', in northern France. It lost four communes to the
agglomeration community Grand Calais Terres et Mers on 1 December 2019. Its seat is
Guînes
Guînes (; vls, Giezene, lang; pcd, Guinne) is a commune in the northern French department of Pas-de-Calais. Historically it was spelt ''Guisnes''.
On 7 January 1785, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, a French pioneer in hydrogen-balloon flight, comple ...
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[CC Pays d'Opale (N° SIREN : 200072478)]
BANATIC, accessed 8 April 2022. Its area is 189.3 km
2, and its population was 25,188 in 2018.
[Comparateur de territoire]
INSEE, accessed 8 April 2022.
Composition
The communauté de communes consists of the following 23 communes:
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# Alembon
# Andres
#Ardres
Ardres (; vls, Aarden, lang; pcd, Arde) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.
Geography
Ardres is located 10.1 mi by rail (station is at Pont-d'Ardres, a few km from Ardres) S.S.E. of Calais, with which it is a ...
#Autingues
Autingues () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in ...
# Bainghen
#Balinghem
Balinghem () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.
Geography
A village located 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Calais, on the D228 road.
Population
Sights
* The sixteenth-century ...
# Bouquehault
#Boursin
Boursin () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.
Geography
A small farming village located 12 miles (19 km) south of Calais, on the D251 road.
Population
Sights
* The church of St ...
# Brêmes
# Caffiers
# Campagne-lès-Guines
# Fiennes
#Guînes
Guînes (; vls, Giezene, lang; pcd, Guinne) is a commune in the northern French department of Pas-de-Calais. Historically it was spelt ''Guisnes''.
On 7 January 1785, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, a French pioneer in hydrogen-balloon flight, comple ...
# Hardinghen
#Herbinghen
Herbinghen (; nl, Herbingen) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A small farming village located 13 miles (19 km) south of Calais, at the junction of the D224 and D191 roads.
P ...
#Hermelinghen
Hermelinghen () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A small farming village located 13 miles (19 km) south of Calais, on the D191 road. It is the source of the river Slack.
Popu ...
#Hocquinghen
Hocquinghen (; nl, Hokkingem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A very small farming village located 13 miles (19 km) south of Calais, on the D215 and D206E crossroads.
Popula ...
#Landrethun-lès-Ardres
Landrethun-lès-Ardres (, literally ''Landrethun near Ardres'') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A village situated 14 miles (23 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, on the D227 road ...
#Licques
Licques () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A farming village located 24 km south of Calais in the valley of the Hem, at the junction of the D191 and D215 roads. It is a large ...
#Louches
Louches () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A village some 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Calais, on the D225 road.
Population
Places of interest
* The church of St.Omer, da ...
#Nielles-lès-Ardres
Nielles-lès-Ardres (, literally ''Nielles near Ardres''; nl, Niel-bij-Aarde) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
Nielles-lès-Ardres lies about 14 miles (22 km) northwest of S ...
#Rodelinghem
Rodelinghem () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
Rodelinghem lies about 8 miles (13 km) south of Calais, on the D228 road.
Population
Places of interest
* The church of St.M ...
#Sanghen
Sanghen () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
Sanghen is located 13 miles (22 km) south of Calais, at the junction of the D191 and D224 roads.
Population
Places of interest
* ...
References
External links
Official website of the Communauté de communes des Pays d'Opale
Pays d'Opale
Pays d'Opale
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