Coulogne

Coulogne
Coat of arms of Coulogne Coat of arms
Coulogne
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Coulogne
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Canton	Calais-Centre
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération du Calaisis
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Claude Dubut
Area1	9.16 km2 (3.54 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	5,789
• Density	630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62244 / 62137
Elevation	0–7 m (0–23 ft) (avg. 3 m or 9.8 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coulogne is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A large village of light industry and farming located just 2 miles (3 km) south of Calais city centre, on the D247 road.

Population

Historical population of Coulogne

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	3898	4783	5194	5347	5809	5789
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Jacques, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The ruins of an ancient château, destroyed in 1560.
• An eighteenth century sluice-gate.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Coulogne on the Quid website (French)