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Calais
Burghers of calais.jpeg
Coat of arms of Calais
Coat of arms
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Haute-Marne
Area
1
 33.5 km2 (12.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 72,589
 • Density 2,167/km2 (5,612/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
52193 /52100
Elevation 0–18 m (0–59 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Calais is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the north of France. It is an important ferry port situated opposite Dover. About 73,000 people live there.

Images for kids

  • LeDevouementDesBourgeoisDeCalais

    "Le Devouement des Bourgeois de Calais 1347", "The Devotion of the Burghers of Calais". Philippa of Hainault begs King Edward III to spare the lives of the six volunteers for martyrdom. 19th-century mural in Council Chamber, Hôtel de Ville, Calais

  • VlaanderenArtesie1477

    Map showing the situation of 1477, with Calais, the English Pale and neighbouring counties

  • MarchesOfCalaisTempHenryVIII

    The Marches of Calais temp. Henry VIII. (Top: south, bottom:north): "Cales Market" within citadel, shown at bottom, top "Gyenes Castel", bottom left "Graveling", bottom right "Sand Gat"

  • The Official Visits To the Western Front, 1914-1918 Q9825

    George V of the United Kingdom meets French and Belgian officers in Calais in 1918

  • Old bunkers at Calais 1 (Piotr Kuczynski)

    World War II bunkers at Calais

  • Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-383-0337-19, Frankreich, Calais, zerstörte Fahrzeuge

    Debris from the siege of Calais

  • LondonCalaisParis

    Map showing Calais in relation to London and Paris

  • Map of Calais

    Map of Calais

  • Calaiscentreville

    Town centre

  • Calais hotel de ville face

    Hôtel de Ville

  • Église Notre-Dame de Calais 2012 1

    Église Notre-Dame

  • Tour du Guet, Calais

    Tour du Guet

  • Citadelle de Calais - La Porte de Neptune

    The Citadel of Calais

  • Calais theatre

    Calais Theatre

  • Calais statue bourgeois

    The Burghers of Calais

  • Calais colonne louis XVIII

    Louis XVIII column

  • Calais Port

    Cranes in the Ferry Terminal, Calais

  • Calais, rue Royale (France, August 2011)

    Boulevard Jacquard

See also

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