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- Calais area "33.5".
- Calais abstract "Calais (/ˈkæleɪ/ CAL-ay, traditionally /ˈkælɨs/; French pronunciation: [kaˈlɛ]; Picard: Calés; Dutch: Kales) is a town and major ferry port in northern France in the department of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's prefecture is its third-largest city of Arras. The population of the metropolitan area at the 2010 census was 126,395. Calais overlooks the Strait of Dover, the narrowest point in the English Channel, which is only 34 km (21 mi) wide here, and is the closest French town to England. The White Cliffs of Dover can easily be seen on a clear day from Calais. Calais is a major port for ferries between France and England, and since 1994, the Channel Tunnel has linked nearby Coquelles to Folkestone by rail.Due to its position, Calais since the Middle Ages has been a major port and a very important centre for transport and trading with England. It was annexed by Edward III of England in 1347 and grew into a thriving centre for wool production. Calais was a territorial possession of England until its capture by France in 1558. The town came to be called the "brightest jewel in the English crown" owing to its great importance as the gateway for the tin, lead, lace and wool trades (or "staples"). In 1805 it was a staging area for Napoleon's troops for several months during his planned invasion of the United Kingdom. The town was virtually razed to the ground during World War II, when in May 1940, it was a strategic bombing target of the invading German forces who took the town during the Siege of Calais. During World War II, the Germans built massive bunkers along the coast in preparation for launching missiles on England.The old part of the town, Calais proper (known as Calais-Nord), is situated on an artificial island surrounded by canals and harbours. The modern part of the town, St-Pierre, lies to the south and south-east. In the centre of the old town is the Place d'Armes, in which stands the Tour du Guet, or watch-tower, a structure built in the 13th century, which was used as a lighthouse until 1848 when a new lighthouse was built by the port. South east of the Place is the church of Notre-Dame, built during the English occupancy of Calais. It is arguably the only church built in the English perpendicular style in all of France. In this church former French President Charles de Gaulle married his wife Yvonne Vendroux. South of the Place and opposite the Parc St Pierre is the Hôtel-de-ville (the town hall), and the belfry from the 16th and early 17th centuries. Today, Calais is visited by more than 10 million annually. Aside from being a key transport hub, Calais is also a notable fishing port and a centre for fish marketing, and some 3,000 people are still employed in the lace industry for which the town is also famed.".
- Calais area "3.35E7".
- Calais arrondissement Arrondissement_of_Calais.
- Calais country France.
- Calais department Pas-de-Calais.
- Calais inseeCode "62193".
- Calais intercommunality Communautxc3xa9_dagglomxc3xa9ration_du_Calaisis.
- Calais maximumElevation "18.0".
- Calais mayor Natacha_Bouchart.
- Calais minimumElevation "0.0".
- Calais populationTotal "72589".
- Calais postalCode "62100".
- Calais region Nord-Pas-de-Calais.
- Calais thumbnail Zone_portuaire_calais_phare.jpg?width=300.
- Calais wikiPageExternalLink A_handbook_for_travellers_in_France.
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- Calais wikiPageExternalLink defaultuk.html.
- Calais wikiPageExternalLink www.agglo-calaisis.fr.
- Calais wikiPageExternalLink 2up.
- Calais wikiPageExternalLink 2up.
- Calais wikiPageExternalLink ferries.
- Calais wikiPageExternalLink www.calais-port.com.
- Calais wikiPageExternalLink www.calais.cci.fr.
- Calais wikiPageExternalLink www.calais.ws.
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- Calais wikiPageExternalLink www.mairie-calais.fr.
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- Calais wikiPageRevisionID "679460784".
- Calais wikiPageWikiLink 10th_Panzer_Division_(Wehrmacht).
- Calais wikiPageWikiLink 2000_Coupe_de_France_Final.
- Calais wikiPageWikiLink 2012_Summer_Olympics.
- Calais wikiPageWikiLink 3rd_Canadian_Division.
- Calais wikiPageWikiLink 3rd_Canadian_Infantry_Division.
- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Aa_(river,_France).
- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Aa_River_(France).
- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Abraham_Chappe.
- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Albert_VII,_Archduke_of_Austria.
- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Alfred-Georges_Regner.
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- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Ancient_Diocese_of_Thérouanne.
- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Ancient_Rome.
- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Anglo-French_Survey_(1784–1790).
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- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Antwerp.
- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Archduke_Albert,_sovereign_of_the_Habsburg_Netherlands.
- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Armand_Fallières.
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- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Bradt_Travel_Guides.
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- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Burgess_(title).
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- Calais wikiPageWikiLink COB_Calais.
- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Calais_(constituency).
- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Calais_Lighthouse.
- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Calais_RUFC.
- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Calais_–_Dunkerque_Airport.
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- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Canterbury.
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- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Cape_Blanc_Nez.
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- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Capetian_Dynasty.
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- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Cardinal_Richelieu.
- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Carolus-Duran.
- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Category:Calais.
- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Category:Communes_of_Pas-de-Calais.
- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Category:Ephemeral_islands.
- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Category:Former_islands_of_France.
- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Category:France–United_Kingdom_border_crossings.
- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Category:Port_cities_and_towns_of_the_North_Sea.
- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Category:Port_cities_and_towns_on_the_French_Atlantic_coast.
- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Central_European_Summer_Time.
- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Central_European_Time.
- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Centre_Universitaire.
- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Championnat_National.
- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Channel_Tunnel.
- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Charlemagne.
- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Charles-Augustin_Meurice.
- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Charles_Dickens.
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- Calais wikiPageWikiLink Charles_de_Gaulle.