Dannes

Dannes
Commune
The church of Dannes

Coat of arms
Dannes
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Dannes
Coordinates: 50°35′24″N 1°36′53″E / 50.59°N 1.6147°E / 50.59; 1.6147Coordinates: 50°35′24″N 1°36′53″E / 50.59°N 1.6147°E / 50.59; 1.6147
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton Outreau
Intercommunality Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Patrice Quételard
Area1 10.23 km2 (3.95 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 1,258
  Density 120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62264 /62187
Elevation 4–160 m (13–525 ft)
(avg. 30 m or 98 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.

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

Geography

A farming and light industrial village, some 8 miles (13 km) south of Boulogne, at the junction of the D940 and the D148e roads. It is bordered on the western side by the English Channel.

Population

Historical population of Dannes
Year196219681975198219901999
Population138713911469135313011258
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the fifteenth century.

See also

References

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