Coquelles

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Coquelles Kalkwelle
Commune
The tunnel boring machine in Coquelles, as a tribute to the builders of the tunnel
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 50°56′06″N 1°48′00″E / 50.935°N 1.8°E / 50.935; 1.8Coordinates: 50°56′06″N 1°48′00″E / 50.935°N 1.8°E / 50.935; 1.8
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Canton	Calais-1
Intercommunality	CA Grand Calais Terres et Mers
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Hamy
Area 1	8.77 km2 (3.39 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	2,603
• Density	300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62239 /62231
Elevation	0–53 m (0–174 ft) (avg. 49 m or 161 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Coquelles (West Flemish: Kalkwelle) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department near Calais in northern France.

The town comprises a shopping centre, hotels and farm in vieille Coquelles (old Coquelles), part of the L'Européene autoroute (A16) and the Channel Tunnel terminal.

The Eurotunnel Calais Terminal is located in Coquelles off the A16, exit 42. This is the terminus of shuttle services from the UK, as well as the terminus of the LGV Nord, whereby Eurostar services can travel into the Channel Tunnel.

Places of interest[]

• The church of the Assumption, dating from the 20th century.
• The ruins of an ancient château.
• An old windmill.
• Remains of a 12th-century church.
• The Channel Tunnel.

See also[]

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
• France–UK border

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coquelles.

• Coquelles on the Quid website (in French)

Entrance to the Channel Tunnel near Coquelles

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