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Boulogne-sur-Mer

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Boulogne-sur-Mer

Total population

40,910

Coordinates50.73°, 1.61°

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City facts

Overview

Boulogne-sur-Mer, often called just Boulogne, is a port city in Northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department of Pas-de-Calais. Boulogne lies on the Côte d'Opale, a touristic stretch of French coast on the English Channel between Calais and Normandy, and the most visited location in the region after the Lille conurbation. Boulogne is its department's third-largest city after Calais and Arras. It is also the country's largest fishing port, specialising in herring.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
50.7260
Longitude
1.6119
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

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Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
100,968
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Pipistrelle
    Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774) · Mammalia
    2,247
  • Herring Gull
    Larus argentatus Pontoppidan, 1763 · Aves
    1,524
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,522
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,135
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,133
  • Eurasian Kestrel
    Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,104
  • Common Chiffchaff
    Phylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    1,082
  • Great Cormorant/European Shag
    Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,003

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
9
Largest magnitude
4.6
Largest event
2007-04-28

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Notable people from here

Geography & sun

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Public attention

Books about this place

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Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
62160
Department
62
Region
32
Population (Wikidata)
40,539

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
  • • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr