Boulogne-sur-Mer
Also known as Port-de-l'Union, Boulogne
Boulogne-sur-Mer (; ; ; or Bononia), often called just Boulogne (, ), is a port city in Northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department of Pas-de-Calais. Boulogne lies on the Côte d'Opale, a touristic stretch of French coast on the English Channel between Calais and Normandy, and the most visited location in the region after the Lille conurbation. Boulogne is its department's third-largest city after Calais and Arras. It is also the country's largest fishing port, specialising in herring.
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Boulogne-sur-Mer is a port city in Northern France located on the English Channel coast, known as the country's largest fishing port and a major regional tourism destination. As a sub-prefecture of Pas-de-Calais and the third-largest city in its department, it serves as an important economic and administrative hub for the area.
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- Locality
- Boulogne-sur-Mer
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 47,013
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Boulogne-sur-Mer (; ; ; or Bononia), often called just Boulogne (, ), is a port city in Northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department of Pas-de-Calais. Boulogne lies on the Côte d'Opale, a touristic stretch of French coast on the English Channel between Calais and Normandy, and the most visited location in the region after the Lille conurbation. Boulogne is its department's third-largest city after Calais and Arras. It is also the country's largest fishing port, specialising in herring.
Boulogne is an ancient town and was the main Roman port for trade and communication with its Province of Britain. After a period of Germanic presence following the collapse of the Empire, Boulogne was integrated into the County of Boulogne of the Kingdom of France during the Middle Ages. It was occupied by the Kingdom of England numerous times due to conflict between the two nations. In 1805 it was a staging area for Napoleon's troops for several months during his planned invasion of the United Kingdom.
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