Coulogne

Coulogne
Commune
The church of Coulogne

Coat of arms
Coulogne
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Coulogne
Coordinates: 50°55′30″N 1°53′09″E / 50.925°N 1.8858°E / 50.925; 1.8858Coordinates: 50°55′30″N 1°53′09″E / 50.925°N 1.8858°E / 50.925; 1.8858
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Calais
Canton Calais-2
Intercommunality Communauté d'agglomération du Calaisis
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Claude Dubut
Area1 9.16 km2 (3.54 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 5,789
 • Density 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62244 /62137
Elevation 0–7 m (0–23 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.

Coulogne is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

A large village of light industry and farming located just 2 miles (3 km) south of Calais city centre, on the D247 road.

Population

Historical population of Coulogne
Year196219681975198219901999
Population389847835194534758095789
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.Jacques, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The ruins of an ancient château, destroyed in 1560.
  • An eighteenth century sluice-gate.

See also

References

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