
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="right" |- ! colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#66CCFF" | Pas-de-Calais |- | colspan="2" align=center |
Coat of Arms du Pas-de-Calais |- ! colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#66CCFF" | Information |- | Département | 62 |- | Région in France | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |- | Prefecture | Arras |- | Subprefectures | Béthune
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Calais
Lens (Pas-de-Calais)
Montreuil-sur-Mer
Saint-Omer (Pas-de-Calais) |- | Population
- Total (1999)
- Population density | List of French départements by population
1,441,568
216 /km² |- | Area | 1 E9 m2; |- | French arrondissementss | arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais département |- | Cantons of France | cantons of the Pas-de-Calais département |- | Communes of France | communes of the Pas-de-Calais département |- | President of the general council | Dominique Dupilet |- ! colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#66CCFF" | Location |- | colspan="2" align=center | |} Pas-de-Calais is a ''département'' in northern France named after Strait of Dover. == History == Pas-de-Calais was one of the original 83 ''département'' created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the provinces of France of Boulonnais, Ponthieu and Artois. Some of the costliest battles of World War I were fought here. The Vimy Memorial commemorates the Battle of Vimy Ridge and is Canada's most important memorial to its fallen soldiers. The Pas-de-Calais was also the subject of Operation Fortitude during World War II, which was an Allied plan to deceive OKW that the Operation Overlord was to occur here, rather than in Normandy. == Geography == Pas-de-Calais is in the current ''région'' of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and is surrounded by the ''départments'' of Nord and Somme and the English Channel and the North Sea. Its principal towns are, on the coast, Calais and Boulogne-sur-Mer, and in Artois, Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Liévin, Arras, and Saint-Omer. The principal rivers are the following: *Authie River *Canche *Temoise *Liane *Sensée *Scarpe *Deûle *Lys River *Aa River, France == Economy == The economy of the ''département'' was long dependent on mining, primarily the Coal minings. However, since World War II, the economy has become more diversified. == Demographics == The inhabitants of the ''département'' are called ''Pas-de-Calaisiens''. Pas-de-Calais is one of the most heavily populated ''départements'' of France, and yet it has no large cities. Calais has only just over 100,000 inhabitants, followed closely by Boulogne-sur-Mer and St.-Omer. The remaining population is primarily concentrated along the border with the ''département'' of Nord in the mining district, where a string of small towns constitutes an urban area with a population of about 1.2 million. The center and south of the ''département'' are more rural, but still quite heavily populated, with many villages and small towns. Although the department saw some of the heaviest fighting of World War I, its population rebounded quickly after both world wars. However, many of the mining towns have seen dramatic decreases in population, some up to half of their population. == Culture == Although the Pas-de-Calais is one of the most populous ''département'' of France, it had no university until 1992. ==External links== *[http://www.pas-de-calais.pref.gouv.fr/ Prefecture website] (in French) *[http://www.cg63.fr/ Conseil Général website] (in French) *http://www.pas-de-calais.com/ (in French and English) Pas-de-Calais
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{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="right" |- ! colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#66CCFF" | Pas-de-Calais |- | colspan="2" align=center |
Coat of Arms du Pas-de-Calais |- ! colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#66CCFF" | Information |- | Département | 62 |- | Région in France | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |- | Prefecture | Arras |- | Subprefectures | Béthune
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Calais
Lens (Pas-de-Calais)
Montreuil-sur-Mer
Saint-Omer (Pas-de-Calais) |- | Population
- Total (1999)
- Population density | List of French départements by population
1,441,568
216 /km² |- | Area | 1 E9 m2; |- | French arrondissementss | arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais département |- | Cantons of France | cantons of the Pas-de-Calais département |- | Communes of France | communes of the Pas-de-Calais département |- | President of the general council | Dominique Dupilet |- ! colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#66CCFF" | Location |- | colspan="2" align=center | |} Pas-de-Calais is a ''département'' in northern France named after Strait of Dover. == History == Pas-de-Calais was one of the original 83 ''département'' created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the provinces of France of Boulonnais, Ponthieu and Artois. Some of the costliest battles of World War I were fought here. The Vimy Memorial commemorates the Battle of Vimy Ridge and is Canada's most important memorial to its fallen soldiers. The Pas-de-Calais was also the subject of Operation Fortitude during World War II, which was an Allied plan to deceive OKW that the Operation Overlord was to occur here, rather than in Normandy. == Geography == Pas-de-Calais is in the current ''région'' of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and is surrounded by the ''départments'' of Nord and Somme and the English Channel and the North Sea. Its principal towns are, on the coast, Calais and Boulogne-sur-Mer, and in Artois, Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Liévin, Arras, and Saint-Omer. The principal rivers are the following: *Authie River *Canche *Temoise *Liane *Sensée *Scarpe *Deûle *Lys River *Aa River, France == Economy == The economy of the ''département'' was long dependent on mining, primarily the Coal minings. However, since World War II, the economy has become more diversified. == Demographics == The inhabitants of the ''département'' are called ''Pas-de-Calaisiens''. Pas-de-Calais is one of the most heavily populated ''départements'' of France, and yet it has no large cities. Calais has only just over 100,000 inhabitants, followed closely by Boulogne-sur-Mer and St.-Omer. The remaining population is primarily concentrated along the border with the ''département'' of Nord in the mining district, where a string of small towns constitutes an urban area with a population of about 1.2 million. The center and south of the ''département'' are more rural, but still quite heavily populated, with many villages and small towns. Although the department saw some of the heaviest fighting of World War I, its population rebounded quickly after both world wars. However, many of the mining towns have seen dramatic decreases in population, some up to half of their population. == Culture == Although the Pas-de-Calais is one of the most populous ''département'' of France, it had no university until 1992. ==External links== *[http://www.pas-de-calais.pref.gouv.fr/ Prefecture website] (in French) *[http://www.cg63.fr/ Conseil Général website] (in French) *http://www.pas-de-calais.com/ (in French and English) Pas-de-Calais
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Wondering how to edit this département entry? The Wikipedia:WikiProject French departements standards might help. ---- The map on this page is a bit confusing: it seems to only include the eastern part of the area. Shouldn't it include Calais at least? User:( 17:24, 31 Aug 2003 (UTC) I think the problem is that a 2nd map has been uploaded for a different article, but with the same name. User:( 17:27, 31 Aug 2003 (UTC) :The previous map was for Lens, France. User:Hemmer 21:54, 3 Sep 2003 (UTC)
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