Colembert

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Colembert
Kolesberg
Commune
The chateau of Colembert
The chateau of Colembert
Coat of arms of Colembert
Coat of arms
Location of Colembert
Colembert is located in France
Colembert
Colembert
Colembert is located in Hauts-de-France
Colembert
Colembert
Coordinates: 50°44′50″N 1°50′33″E / 50.7472°N 1.8425°E / 50.7472; 1.8425Category:Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlasCategory:Coordinates on Wikidata
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBoulogne-sur-Mer
CantonDesvres
IntercommunalityCC Desvres-Samer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Étienne Maes[1]
Area
1
9.92 km2 (3.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
907
 • Density91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62230 /62142
Elevation44–202 m (144–663 ft)
(avg. 107 m or 351 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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Colembert (French pronunciation: [kɔlɑ̃bɛʁ]Category:Pages with French IPA; West Flemish: KolesbergCategory:Articles containing West Flemish-language text) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Geography

A farming commune, some 12 miles (19 km) east of Boulogne, at the junction of the D252, D253 and the N42 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 507—    
1975 447−1.78%
1982 509+1.87%
1990 588+1.82%
1999 687+1.74%
2007 730+0.76%
2012 803+1.92%
2017 942+3.24%
Source: INSEE[4]

Transport

The Chemin de fer de Boulogne à Bonningues (CF de BB) opened a station at Colembert on 22 April 1900.[5] Passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1935.[6] They were reinstated in November 1942.[7] The CF de BB closed in 1948.[8]

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Nicholas, dating from the eighteenth century.
  • The eighteenth-century chateau.
  • The manorhouse of La Cabocherie

See also

References

Sources

  • Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008). Tortillards of Artois. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-554-5.
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