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 ...

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 ...

.CC Pays d'Opale (N° SIREN : 200072478)
BANATIC, accessed 8 April 2022. Its area is 189.3 km², 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:INSEE
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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 #

# 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 {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub