Pas-de-Calais

Pas-de-Calais department

Pas-de-Calais (Picard: Pas-Calés; Dutch: Nauw van Kales) is a department found in the north of France in the Hauts-de-France region. Its prefecture is Arras. Its population is about 1,456,000 (2006 estimation). It is one of the 83 first French departments made during the French Revolution.

Arrondissement

The department has 7 arrondissement:^[1]

Flag of Pas-de-Calais.

Coat of arms of Pas-de-Calais.

The department has 39 cantons:^[1]

Cities > 10,000 inhabitants
View of the English coast, from Pas-de-Calais
The Université d'Artois' campus in Lens sits in the ancient headquarters of Compagnie des mines.
Mussel aquaculture in Wissant
Cap Gris-Nez, Région Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France (Pas de Calais)
Cap Blanc-Nez near Calais, France
Vue de Boulogne-sur-Mer (Pas-de-Calais, France) : le quartier de Brecquerecque, le beffroi, le phare et la mer.
Nausicaä
Dunes au nord de la plage
This building is indexed in the base Mérimée, a database of architectural heritage maintained by the French Ministry of Culture, under the reference PA00108022

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