Calais
Calais is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in north France. It is an important ferry port opposite Dover. The Channel Tunnel is also nearby. About 73,000 people live in Calais.
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Calais | ||
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| Port of Calais | ||
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| Location in Pas-de-Calais | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Calais | |
| Canton | Calais-1, 2 and 3 | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération du Calaisis | |
| Mayor | Natacha Bouchart (LP) (2014–2020) | |
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| Elevation | 0–18 m (0–59 ft) | |
| Land area1 | 33.5 km2 (12.9 sq mi) | |
| Population2 | 72,589 (2012) | |
| - Density | 2,167/km2 (5,610/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62193/ 62100 | |
| Website | Town; Port | |
| 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. | ||
Calais Media
"Le Devouement des Bourgeois de Calais 1347", "The Devotion of the Burghers of Calais". Philippa of Hainault begs King Edward III to spare the lives of the six volunteers for martyrdom. 19th-century mural in Council Chamber, Hôtel de Ville, Calais.
Map showing the situation of 1477, with Calais, the English Pale and neighbouring counties
The arms of English Calais recorded in the College of Arms
George V of the United Kingdom meets French and Belgian officers in Calais in 1918.
Monument to Charles de Gaulle and Winston Churchill in Calais
World War II bunkers at Calais
Debris from the siege of Calais
Map showing Calais in relation to Dover, London and Paris
Map of Calais, France
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