Peuplingues (French pronunciation: [pœplɛ̃ɡ]; West Flemish: Peuplingen) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
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 The church of Peuplingues | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Peuplingues  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°54′56″N 1°46′05″E / 50.9156°N 1.7681°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Calais |
| Canton | Calais-1 |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Calais Terres et Mers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-François Lacroix[1] |
| Area 1 | 10.43 km2 (4.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 787 |
| • Density | 75/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62654 /62231 |
| Elevation | 11–137 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
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 449 | — |
| 1975 | 409 | −1.32% |
| 1982 | 480 | +2.31% |
| 1990 | 537 | +1.41% |
| 1999 | 586 | +0.97% |
| 2007 | 610 | +0.50% |
| 2012 | 756 | +4.39% |
| 2017 | 777 | +0.55% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of Notre-Dame dating from the seventeenth century.
See also
References
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