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Commune of Escalles |
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| Country | France |
| Region |  Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department |  Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | .svg/18px-Blason_ville_fr_Calais_(Pas-de-Calais).svg.png){kind=small} Calais |
| Canton | Calais-Nord-Ouest |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Sud-Ouest du Calaisis |
| Mayor | Marc Boutroy (2008-2014) |
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| Elevation | 0 m–154 m (avg. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Nord-Pas de Calais (French Nord-Pas de Calais; Dutch Noord-Nauw van Kales) is one of the 26 regions of France. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Pas-de-Calais is a department in northern France. Its name is the French language equivalent of the Strait of Dover, which it borders The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The Arrondissement of Calais is an arrondissement of France located in the Pas-de-Calais département, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The canton of Calais-Nord-Ouest is a canton situated in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2014 ( MMXIV) will be a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. 46 m) |
| Land area¹ | 7,29 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
321 |
| - Density | 44/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 62307/ 62179 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0. As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE to identify various entities including communes Postal codes were introduced in France in 1972, when La Poste introduced automated sorting. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. C D E | |
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Escalles is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France. The following is a list of the 894 communes of the Pas-de-Calais département, in France. Pas-de-Calais is a department in northern France. Its name is the French language equivalent of the Strait of Dover, which it borders In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Nord-Pas de Calais (French Nord-Pas de Calais; Dutch Noord-Nauw van Kales) is one of the 26 regions of France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
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Geography
Cape Blanc Nez
A small village located 8 miles (13km) west of Calais, at the junction of the D243 and D940 roads and at the foot of Mont d'Hubert (151m). Calais (kaˈlɛ in English often kæˈleɪ traditional English pronunciation /ˈkælɨs/ Kales is a town in northern France.
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 182 | 199 | 149 | 286 | 320 | 321 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | |||||
Places of interest
- The cliffs. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Population without double counting is an English translation of the phrase.
- An old windmill. A windmill is a machine that is powered by the energy of the wind
- The Dover Patrol monument at the summit of Cape Blanc-Nez, dedicated to British and French sailors of World War I. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All
- The church of St. Maxime, dating from the 16th century.
- The Musée Transmanche.
See also
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
External links
- Escalles on the Insee website (French)
- Escalles on the Quid website (French)
Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on May 23rd 2008. The following is a list of the 894 communes of the Pas-de-Calais département, in France. Escalles is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France. The French Wikipedia (Wikipédia francophone Wikipédia en français is the French language edition of Wikipedia, spelled Wikipédia.
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