Boulonnais_(land_area)

Boulonnais (land area)

Boulonnais (land area)

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The Boulonnais (French pronunciation: [bu.lɔ.nɛ]) is a coastal area of northern France,[1] around Calais and Boulogne-sur-Mer. It has a curved belt of chalk downs which run into the sea at both ends, and geologically is the east end of the Weald-Artois Anticline.[2]

The Boulonnais region, on the Côte d'Opale around Boulogne-sur-Mer.

Administration

The Pays Boulonnais is subdivided into 3 intercommunalities: the Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais, the Communauté de communes de la Terre des Deux Caps & the Communauté de communes de Desvres - Samer.

Towns and villages of the Boulonnais

More information Intercommunality, Communes ...

See also

  • Wimille: The Column of the Grande Armée
  • Boulogne-sur-Mer: The Belfry, UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • Boulogne-sur-Mer: Inside the basilica Notre Dame.
  • Boulogne-sur-Mer: Basilica and Castle Museum.
  • Boulogne-sur-Mer: around the fortifications.
  • Villa in Wimereux.
  • Villa in Wimereux.
  • Wimereux: looking north.
  • Le Portel: Notre Dame de Boulogne statue
  • Le Portel: beach with view on the Heurt Fort
  • Hardelot Castle
  • Condette:Mirrors Lake, around the Hardelot Castle

References

  1. [1]
    Townson, W.G.; Wimbledon, W.A. (1979-01-01). "The Portlandian strata of the Bas Boulonnais, France". Proceedings of the Geologists' Association. 90 (1–2): 81–91. Bibcode:1979PrGA...90...81T. doi:10.1016/S0016-7878(79)80035-8. ISSN 0016-7878.
  2. [2]
    Jones, David K. C. (1999-01-01). "On the uplift and denudation of the Weald". Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 162 (1): 25–43. Bibcode:1999GSLSP.162...25J. doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.162.01.03. ISSN 0305-8719. S2CID 128889275.


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