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Escalles (French pronunciation: ​[ɛskal]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Escalles
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Escalles
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Coordinates: 50°55′04″N 1°42′53″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Canton	Calais-1
Intercommunality	CA Grand Calais Terres et Mers
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marc Boutroy[1]
Area 1	7.29 km2 (2.81 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	217
• Density	30/km2 (77/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62307 /62179
Elevation	0–154 m (0–505 ft) (avg. 46 m or 151 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 small village located 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of Calais, at the junction of the D243 and D940 roads and at the foot of Mont d'Hubert (151 metres (495 ft)).

Population

Historical population of Escalles

Year	1962	1968	1982	1999	2006	2016
Population	182	199	286	321	342	241
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The Dover Patrol Monument is at the summit of Cap Blanc-Nez, dedicated to the British and French sailors of World War I.
• The church of St. Maxime, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The Musée Transmanche.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Escalles.

• http://www.escalles.fr/

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