La Capelle-lès-Boulogne

La Capelle-lès-Boulogne
Commune
The centre of La Capelle-lès-Boulogne

Coat of arms
La Capelle-lès-Boulogne
Location within Hauts-de-France region
La Capelle-lès-Boulogne
Coordinates: 50°43′55″N 1°42′28″E / 50.7319°N 1.7078°E / 50.7319; 1.7078Coordinates: 50°43′55″N 1°42′28″E / 50.7319°N 1.7078°E / 50.7319; 1.7078
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton Boulogne-sur-Mer-1
Intercommunality Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Bernard Grare
Area1 6.5 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 1,545
  Density 240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62908 /62360
Elevation 39–108 m (128–354 ft)
(avg. 104 m or 341 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.

La Capelle-lès-Boulogne is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

A forestry and farming village situated some 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Boulogne, at the junction of the N42 with the D234 and D237.

Main sights

  • The church of St.Jean-Baptiste, dating from the 19th century.
  • The 18th-century chateau de Conteval.

See also

References

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