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Guînes
Sign in to saveGuînes (; ; ) is a commune in the northern French department of Pas-de-Calais. Historically, it was spelt Guisnes.
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Guînes is a commune in France, situated within the Pas-de-Calais department, the arrondissement of Calais, and the canton of Guînes. It serves as the capital of the canton of Guînes and is associated with the electoral district of Calais-2. The municipality borders Les Attaques, Andres, Bouquehault, and Caffiers. Its postal code is 62340, and it is twinned with Kluisbergen.
The area of Guînes is 26.42 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 5,739 residents (2,685 male and 2,941 female) and another citing 5,342. Elevation data also differs, with values recorded at 166, 13, and 8 meters above sea level. The local timezone is Europe/Paris.
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Place details
- Locality
- Le Marais du Guînes
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 5,342
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Guînes
- French commune.native name
- Giezene
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Guînes (Pas-de-Calais).svg
- French commune.image
- Guînes 003.JPG
- French commune.caption
- Town hall and plaza
- French commune.arrondissement
- Calais
- French commune.canton
- Calais-2
- French commune.demonym
- Guînois
- French commune.INSEE
- 62397
- French commune.postal code
- 62340
- French commune.mayor
- Éric Buy
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CC des Pays d'Opale
- French commune.elevation m
- 6
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 166
- French commune.area km2
- 26.42
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Population
- Places and monuments
- Blanchard's Column
- Transport
- Notable people
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- External links
Guînes (; ; ) is a commune in the northern French department of Pas-de-Calais. Historically, it was spelt Guisnes.
On 7 January 1785, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, a French pioneer in hydrogen-balloon flight, completed the first aerial crossing of the English Channel, landing in the woods south of Guînes, where a memorial column stands today.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Guînes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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