Les Attaques (French pronunciation: [lez‿atak]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Les Attaques
The church of Les Attaques
The church of Les Attaques
Coat of arms of Les Attaques
Location of Les Attaques
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Les Attaques is located in France
Les Attaques
Les Attaques
Les Attaques is located in Hauts-de-France
Les Attaques
Les Attaques
Coordinates: 50°54′28″N 1°56′05″E / 50.9078°N 1.9347°E / 50.9078; 1.9347
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementCalais
CantonCalais-2
IntercommunalityCA Grand Calais Terres et Mers
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Nadine Denièle-Vanpouille[1]
Area
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20.81 km2 (8.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,052
 • Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62043 /62730
Elevation0–6 m (0–20 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.

Geography

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A large farming and light industrial village located 4 miles (6 km) southeast of Calais, at the junction of the N43 and D248 roads. Both the A26 "autoroute des Anglais" and the Calais-St. Omer canal pass through the commune.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,790—    
1975 1,775−0.12%
1982 1,878+0.81%
1990 1,887+0.06%
1999 1,821−0.39%
2007 2,039+1.42%
2012 1,939−1.00%
2017 1,978+0.40%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

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Underside of Les Attaques' four-way bridge
  • The church of St. Pierre, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The nineteenth-century chateau Brûlé.
  • Vestiges of a Capuchin abbey.
  • A rare four-branch bridge

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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