Escalles
Escalles | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Escalles  | |
  Escalles  Escalles | |
| Coordinates: 50°55′04″N 1°42′53″E / 50.9178°N 1.7147°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Calais |
| Canton | Calais-1 |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Calais Terres et Mers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marc Boutroy[1] |
Area 1 | 7.29 km2 (2.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 216 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
Escalles (French pronunciation: [ɛskal]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France[3] 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of Calais, at the foot of Mont d'Hubert (151 metres (495 ft)).
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 199 | — |
| 1975 | 149 | −4.05% |
| 1982 | 286 | +9.76% |
| 1990 | 320 | +1.41% |
| 1999 | 321 | +0.03% |
| 2007 | 323 | +0.08% |
| 2012 | 281 | −2.75% |
| 2017 | 228 | −4.09% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
[edit]- The Dover Patrol Monument dedicated to the British and French sailors of World War I is at the summit of Cap Blanc-Nez.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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