Coulogne
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Commune of Coulogne |
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Location | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Calais |
Canton | Calais-Centre |
Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération du Calaisis |
Mayor | Jean-Claude Dubut (2008-2014) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 0 m–7 m (avg. 3 m) |
Land area¹ | 9,16 km² |
Population² (1999) |
5789 |
- Density | 631/km² |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 62244/ 62137 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coulogne is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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[edit] Geography
A large village of light industry and farming located just 2 miles (3km) south of Calais city centre, on the D247 road.
[edit] Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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3898 | 4783 | 5194 | 5347 | 5809 | 5789 |
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting |
[edit] Places of interest
- The church of St.Jacques, dating from the 19th century.
- The ruins of an ancient château, destroyed in 1560.
- An 18th century sluice-gate.
[edit] See also
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
[edit] External links
- Coulogne on the Insee website (French)
- Coulogne on the Quid website (French)
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on May 23rd 2008.