Coulogne

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Coulogne

(2023–2026) Guillaume Loeuilleux^[1]Area

9.16 km² (3.54 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

5,414 • Density590/km² (1,500/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

62244 /62137

Elevation0–7 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.

Coulogne (French pronunciation: [kulɔɲ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department, region of Hauts-de-France, France.^[3]

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
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	4,783	—
1975	5,194	+1.18%
1982	5,347	+0.42%
1990	5,809	+1.04%
1999	5,789	−0.04%
2007	5,837	+0.10%
2012	5,534	−1.06%
2017	5,372	−0.59%
Source: INSEE^[4]

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.

Transport

The Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais opened a railway station at Coulogne in 1881.^[5] The railway closed in 1955.^[6]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 31.
^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, pp. 281–82.