Les Attaques
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Les Attaques | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region ![]() ![]() Les Attaques | ||
Coordinates: 50°54′28″N 1°56′05″E / 50.9078°N 1.9347°ECoordinates: 50°54′28″N 1°56′05″E / 50.9078°N 1.9347°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
Arrondissement | Calais | |
Canton | Calais-Centre | |
Intercommunality | Sud-Ouest du Calaisis | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jacques Rivenet | |
Area | ||
• Land1 | 20.81 km2 (8.03 sq mi) | |
Population (2009) | ||
• Population2 | 2,000 | |
• Population2 Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 62043 / 62730 | |
Elevation |
0–6 m (0–20 ft) (avg. 3 m or 9.8 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. |
Les Attaques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
A large farming and light industrial village located 4 miles (6 km) southeast of Calais, at the junction of the N43 and D248 roads. Both the A26 ‘autoroute des Anglaises’ and the Calais-St. Omer canal pass through the commune.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1962 | 1,773 | — |
1968 | 1,790 | +1.0% |
1975 | 1,775 | −0.8% |
1982 | 1,878 | +5.8% |
1990 | 1,887 | +0.5% |
1999 | 1,821 | −3.5% |
2009 | 2,000 | +9.8% |
Sights
- The church of St. Pierre, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The nineteenth-century chateau Brûlé.
- Vestiges of a Capuchin abbey.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Les Attaques. |
- Les Attaques official website (French)
- Website of the football club of Les Attaques (French)
- Les Attaques on the Quid website (French)
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