Escalles

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Escalles
Cape Blanc Nez

Coat of arms
Escalles
Coordinates: 50°55′04″N 1°42′53″E / 50.9178°N 1.7147°E / 50.9178; 1.7147Coordinates: 50°55′04″N 1°42′53″E / 50.9178°N 1.7147°E / 50.9178; 1.7147
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Calais
Canton Calais-Nord-Ouest
Intercommunality Sud-Ouest du Calaisis
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Marc Boutroy
Area
 • Land1 7.29 km2 (2.81 sq mi)
Population (1999)
 • Population2 321
 • Population2 Density 44/km2 (110/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62307 / 62179
Elevation 0–154 m (0–505 ft)
(avg. 46 m or 151 ft)

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.

Escalles is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A small village located 8 miles (13 km) west of Calais, at the junction of the D243 and D940 roads and at the foot of Mont d'Hubert (151m).

Population

Historical population of Escalles
Year196219681975198219901999
Population182199149286320321
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

  • 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

References

    External links

    http://www.escalles.fr/

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