Coulogne

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Coulogne
Coat of arms of Coulogne
Coat of arms
Coulogne is located in France
Coulogne
Coulogne
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
Coulogne is located in Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Coulogne
Coulogne
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Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Calais
Canton Calais-Centre
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)
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 Nord-Pas-de-Calais 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
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
Population 3898 4783 5194 5347 5809 5789
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

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