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Cape Blanc Nez
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
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| Coordinates: 50°55′04″N 1°42′53″E / 50.9178°N 1.7147°ECoordinates: 50°55′04″N 1°42′53″E / 50.9178°N 1.7147°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Calais | |
| Canton | Calais-Nord-Ouest | |
| Intercommunality | Sud-Ouest du Calaisis | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Marc Boutroy | |
| Area1 | 7.29 km2 (2.81 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 321 | |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62307 / 62179 | |
| Elevation | 0–154 m (0–505 ft) (avg. 46 m or 151 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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Escalles is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography[edit]
A small village located 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of Calais, at the junction of the D243 and D940 roads and at the foot of Mont d'Hubert (151 metres (495 ft)).
Population[edit]
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| Population | 182 | 199 | 149 | 286 | 320 | 321 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | ||||||
Places of interest[edit]
- The cliffs.
- An old windmill.
- The Dover Patrol monument at the summit of Cape Blanc-Nez, dedicated to British and French sailors of World War I.
- The church of St. Maxime, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The Musée Transmanche.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Escalles on the Quid website (French)