Calais
commune in Pas-de-Calais, France
Calais is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in north France. It is an important ferry port opposite Dover. The Channel Tunnel is also nearby. About 73,000 people live in Calais.
Calais | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 Port of Calais | |
 Flag .svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Calais  | |
  Calais Location in Pas-de-Calais  Calais Calais (Hauts-de-France) | |
| Coordinates: 50°56′53″N 1°51′23″E / 50.9480555555556°N 1.8563888888889°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Calais |
| Canton | Calais-1, 2 and 3 |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération du Calaisis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Natacha Bouchart (LP) |
| Area 1 | 33.5 km2 (12.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | 72,589 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Calaisiens |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62193 /62100 |
| Elevation | 0–18 m (0–59 ft) |
| Website | Town; Port |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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