Alembon

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Alembon
Alembon coat of arms
Alembon (France)
Alembon
region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Calais
Canton Calais-2
Community association Pays d'Opale
Coordinates 50 ° 47 '  N , 1 ° 53'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 47 '  N , 1 ° 53'  E
height 90-191 m
surface 8.97 km 2
Residents 630 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 70 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 62850
INSEE code

Town hall (Mairie) in Alembon

Alembon is a French municipality with 630 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Calais and the canton of Calais-2 (until 2015: canton of Guînes ).

geography

Alembon is about 18 kilometers south of Calais . The municipality is part of the Caps et Marais d'Opale Regional Nature Park . Alembon is surrounded by the neighboring communities Hermelinghen in the north and north-west, Bouquehault in the north and north-east, Licques in the east and north-east, Sanghen in the south and east, Colembert in the south and south-west, Boursin in the west and south-west and Hardinghen in the west and north-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 397 413 413 395 358 395 476 626
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Pierre church from the 15th century
Saint-Pierre church

Web links

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