Escalles

Escalles
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Canton	Calais-1
Community association	Communauté d'agglomération du Calaisis
Coordinates	50 ° 55 ' N , 1 ° 43' E Coordinates: 50 ° 55 ' N , 1 ° 43' E
height	0-154 m
surface	7.29 km 2
Residents	228 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	31 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	62179
INSEE code	62307
Website	http://www.escalles.fr/
	; View from Mont d´Hubert to Escalles

Escalles ( Flemish : scale ) is a French municipality with 228 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France (before 2016: Nord-Pas-de-Calais ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Calais , the canton of Calais-1 (until 2015: canton of Calais-Nord-Ouest ) and the communal association Communauté d'agglomération du Calaisis . The inhabitants are called Escallois .

geography

Escalles is located about four kilometers southwest of Calais on the so-called Opal Coast with the Cap Blanc-Nez viewpoint . The municipality is part of the Caps et Marais d'Opale Regional Nature Park . Escalles is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Sangatte in the north and northeast, Peuplingues in the east, Bonningues-lès-Calais in the southeast, Hervelinghen in the south and Wissant in the southwest.

Saint-Maxime church

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