Coulogne

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Coordinates: 50°55′30″N 1°53′09″E / 50.925, 1.88583333333

Commune of Coulogne
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Canton	Calais-Centre
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération du Calaisis
Mayor	Jean-Claude Dubut (2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation	0 m–7 m (avg. 3 m)
Land area¹	9,16 km²
Population² (1999)	5789
- Density	631/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62244/ 62137
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coulogne is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 Places of interest 4 See also 5 External links 6 Notes

[edit] Geography

A large village of light industry and farming located just 2 miles (3km) south of Calais city centre, on the D247 road.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
3898	4783	5194	5347	5809	5789
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The church of St.Jacques, dating from the 19th century.
• The ruins of an ancient château, destroyed in 1560.
• An 18th century sluice-gate.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• Coulogne on the Insee website (French)
• Coulogne on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on May 23rd 2008.