Pas-de-Calais
Located in Hauts-de-France, France Coordinates: 50°28′58″ N 2°17′12″ E
- Population
- 1,460,184
- 1.5M
- Elevation
- 108 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 7
- listed under Pas-de-Calais
About Pas-de-Calais
Pas-de-Calais is a district. Location: Hauts-de-France, France. Population: 1,460,184.
The Pas-de-Calais (French: [pɑ d(ə) kalɛ] ) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments of France, with 887, and is the 8th most populous. It had a population of 1,457,905 in 2023. The Calais Passage connects to the Port of Calais on the English Channel. The Pas-de-Calais borders the departments of Nord and Somme and is connected to the English county of Kent via the Channel Tunnel.
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At a glance
- Built
- 1790
- Area
- 6,706 km²
Source: Wikidata
In comparison
- Listed here: Municipality: 7
Places in Pas-de-Calais
7 places-
Arrondissement of Lens Municipality368.7K
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Arrondissement of Béthune Municipality292.7K
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Arrondissement of Arras Municipality249.8K
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Arrondissement de Calais Municipality158.5K
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Arrondissement de Boulogne-sur-Mer Municipality158K
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Arrondissement of Saint-Omer Municipality128.5K
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Arrondissement of Montreuil Municipality110.3K
Nature and heritage in Pas-de-Calais
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Mont Saint-Frieux Mountain, Neufchâtel-Hardelot
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Fort de la Crèche Historic site, Wimereux
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Mont Violette Mountain, Nesles
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Mont de Couple Mountain, Audembert
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Mont des Boucards Mountain, Wierre-Effroy
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Le Mont de Sombre Mountain, Wissant
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bois de Sains Natural site, Hauts-de-France16 km W
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Bois de Fressin Natural site, Hauts-de-France19 km W
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Forêt d'Hesdin Natural site, Hauts-de-France21 km SW
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Lacque River, Hauts-de-France21 km NE
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Laquette River, Hauts-de-France20 km NE
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Nave River, Hauts-de-France23 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources