Peuplingues

Peuplingues (West Flemish: Peuplingen) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Peuplingues

Peuplingen
The church of Peuplingues
Coat of arms
Location of Peuplingues
Peuplingues
Peuplingues
Coordinates: 50°54′56″N 1°46′05″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementCalais
CantonCalais-1
IntercommunalityCA Grand Calais Terres et Mers
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Richard Gosse
Area
1
10.43 km2 (4.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
777
  Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62654 /62231
Elevation11–137 m (36–449 ft)
(avg. 85 m or 279 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Peuplingues is located 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Calais, at the junction of the D243 and D243E roads, about a mile from the A16 autoroute. The French portal of the Channel Tunnel is physically located in Peuplingues.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968449    
1975409−1.32%
1982480+2.31%
1990537+1.41%
1999586+0.97%
2007610+0.50%
2012756+4.39%
2017777+0.55%
Source: INSEE[2]

Places of interest

  • The church of Notre-Dame dating from the seventeenth century.

See also

References


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