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Colembert (French pronunciation: ​[kɔlɑ̃bɛʁ]; West Flemish: Kolesberg) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Colembert Kolesberg
Commune
The chateau of Colembert
Coat of arms
Location of Colembert
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Coordinates: 50°44′50″N 1°50′33″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton	Desvres
Intercommunality	CC Desvres-Samer
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Étienne Maes
Area 1	9.92 km2 (3.83 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	971
• Density	98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62230 /62142
Elevation	44–202 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.

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

Year	Pop.	±% 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[2]

Places of interest

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

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

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