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Insee-code. 623. Portaal. Frankrijk. Boulogne-sur-Mer is een arrondissement van het Franse departement Pas-de-Calais in de regio Hauts-de-France. De onderprefectuur is Boulogne-sur-Mer .
- 160.854, (251 inw./km²)
- Pas-de-Calais
- 640 km²
- Hauts-de-France
The arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer is an arrondissement of France in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region. It has 74 communes. Its population is 159,748 (2016), and its area is 633.7 km 2 (244.7 sq mi).
- 633.7 km² (244.7 sq mi)
- Pas-de-Calais
Das Arrondissement Boulogne-sur-Mer ist eine Verwaltungseinheit im französischen Département Pas-de-Calais innerhalb der Region Hauts-de-France. Verwaltungssitz (Unterpräfektur) ist Boulogne-sur-Mer. Kantone. Zum Arrondissement gehören Gemeinden aus vier Kantonen: Boulogne-sur-Mer-1; Boulogne-sur-Mer-2; Desvres; Outreau
- 157.654 (1. Jan. 2020)
- Hauts-de-France
El distrito de Boulogne-sur-Mer es un distrito (en francés arrondissement) de Francia, que se localiza en el departamento de Paso de Calais (en francés Pas-de-Calais), de la región de Norte-Paso de Calais. Cuenta con 8 cantones y 75 comunas.
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The French name Boulogne derives from the Latin Bononia, which was also the Roman name for Bologna in Italy. Both places – and Vindobona (Vienna) – are thought to have derived from native Celtic placenames, with bona possibly meaning "foundation", "citadel", or "granary".[citation needed] The French epithet sur-Mer ("on-the-sea") distinguishes the ...
Origin of the city
The foundation of the city known to the Romans as Gesoriacum is credited to the Celtic Boii. In the past, it was sometimes conflated with Caesar's Portus Itius, but that is now thought to have been a site near Calais which has since silted up. A tall lighthouse was built at Gesoriacum circa 39 AD by order of the Emperor Caligula,possibly in preparation for an invasion of Britain. Known as the Tour d'Ordre, coastal erosion caused it to topple into the sea in 1644. From the time of Claudius's i...
Middle Ages
In the Middle Ages Boulogne was the capital of an eponymous county, founded in the mid-9th century. An important Count, Eustace II, assisted William the Conqueror in his conquest of England. His wife founded the city's Notre Dame cathedral, which became a site of pilgrimage from the 12th century onwards, attended by fourteen French kings and five of England. It was an important whaling center prior to 1121. The city survived on herring fishing and received its municipal charter from Count Ren...
19th century
Boulogne received its current status as a subprefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department in 1800 due to the territorial re-organisation in Revolutionary France. France became the French Empire in 1804; in 1803 Boulogne became an Imperial City (Ville Impériale).[better source needed] The 19th century was a prosperous one for Boulogne, which became a bathing resort for wealthy Parisians after the 1848 completion of the Longueau–Boulogne railway connecting the town with the French capital. In the...
Location
Boulogne-sur-Mer is in Northern France, at the edge of the Channel and in the mouth of the river "Liane". In a direct line, Boulogne is approximately at 30 kilometres (19 miles) from Calais, 50 kilometres (31 miles) from Folkestone, 100 kilometres (62 miles) from Lille and Amiens, 150 kilometres (93 miles) from Rouen and London and 215 kilometres (134 miles) from Paris. Boulogne is a relatively important city of the North, exercising an influence on the "Boulonnais" territory (74 towns and vi...
Transport
Boulogne is close to the A16 motorway (Paris-Amiens-Calais-Dunkerque). Metropolitan bus services are operated by "Marinéo". The company Flixbusproposed establishing a bus line connecting Paris to Boulogne. There are coach services to Calais and Dunkerque. The city has several railway stations, of which the most important is Boulogne-Ville station, located in the south of the city. Boulogne-Tintelleries station is used by regional trains. It is located near the university and the city centre....
Urbanization
The city is divided into several parts : 1. City centre : groups historic and administrative buildings, and also accommodations, stores, banks, churches, pedestrian streets and places. 2. Fortified town : old-town where are a lot of historic monuments (the castle-museum, the basilica, the belfry, the imperial palace) and also the city hall and the courthouse. it is surrounded by 13th-century ramparts very appreciated today by walkers. 3. Gambetta-Sainte-Beuve : tourist area situated in the no...
Boulogne's 12th-century belfry is one of 56 listed Belfries of Belgium and France, all in northeastern France and Belgium, with shared World Heritage Site status because of their architecture and testimony to the rise of municipal power in the region.It is the oldest building in the upper city of Boulogne, and currently serves as the home to a muse...
Boulogne-sur-Mer is an important fishing port, with 7,000 inhabitants deriving part, or all, of their livelihoods from fishing. IFREMER(the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea) and the Pasteur Institute are located in Boulogne Port. Certain brands, including Crown and Findus, have regional offices in Boulogne.
Radio : France Bleu Nord, Virgin Radio Côte d'OpaleTelevision : France 3 Côte d'OpalePrint : La Voix du Nord(édition de Boulogne sur Mer), La Semaine dans le Boulonnais, TouzazimutIn 1905, the first World Esperanto Congress was held in Boulogne-sur-Mer, where the historic Declaration of Boulogne was ratified. L. L. Zamenhof, the creator of Esperanto, was among the attendees. In 2005, there was an anniversary celebration to mark the centenary with more than 500 attendees.
Boulogne-sur-Mer hosts one of the oldest Universités de l'été – summer courses in French language and culture. It is known as the Université d'été de Boulogne-sur-Mer. The Saint-Louis building of the University of the Côte d'Opale's Boulogne campus opened its doors in 1991, on the site of the former St. Louis Hospital, the front entrance to which r...
Two health centres are located in Boulogne, the public Hospital Duchenne and the private Clinique de la côte d'opale.
Boulogne's football club, US Boulogne Côte d'Opale (US refers to Union Sportive), is one of the oldest in France due to the city's proximity to England, founded in 1898. The club currently[when?] play in the third tier, the Championnat National, and host home matches at the 14,500-capacity Stade de la Libération. Boulogne native and FIFA World Cup ...
- 0–110 m (0–361 ft)
- Pas-de-Calais
Den Haaptuert ass Boulogne-sur-Mer. Den Arrondissement setzt sech aus 8 Kantonen zesummen: Canton de Boulogne-sur-Mer-Nord-Est, mat 5 Gemengen: Boulogne-sur-Mer, Conteville-lès-Boulogne, Pernes-lès-Boulogne, Pittefaux a Wimille; Canton de Boulogne-sur-Mer-Nord-Ouest, mat 2 Gemengen: Boulogne-sur-Mer a Wimereux
Arrondissement: Boulogne-sur-Mer: Kanton: hoofdplaats van 2 kantons: Boulogne-sur-Mer-1 en Boulogne-sur-Mer-2: Coördinaten: Algemeen Oppervlakte: 8,42 km² Inwoners (1 januari 2021) 40.910 (4.859 inw./km²) Hoogte: 0 - 110 m: Burgemeester Frédéric Cuvillier: Overig Postcode: 62200 INSEE-code 62160 Foto's
