Colembert
| Colembert | ||
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  Colembert | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Colembert | ||
| Coordinates: 50°44′50″N 1°50′33″E / 50.7472°N 1.8425°ECoordinates: 50°44′50″N 1°50′33″E / 50.7472°N 1.8425°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer | |
| Canton | Desvres | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays de la Faïence de Desvres | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Muselet | |
| Area1 | 9.92 km2 (3.83 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 687 | |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62230 / 62142 | |
| Elevation |
44–202 m (144–663 ft) (avg. 107 m or 351 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. | ||
Colembert is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
A farming commune, some 12 miles (19 km) east of Boulogne, at the junction of the D252, D253 and the N42 roads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| Population | 503 | 507 | 447 | 509 | 588 | 687 |
| 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 church of St.Nicholas, dating from the eighteenth century.
- The eighteenth-century chateau.
- The manorhouse of La Cabocherie
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Colembert. |
- Colembert on the Quid website (French)
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