Conteville-lès-Boulogne
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Conteville-lès-Boulogne (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃tvil lɛ bulɔɲ], literally Conteville near Boulogne; West Flemish: ’s-Gravenhoeve) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Conteville-lès-Boulogne
’s-Gravenhoeve | |
|---|---|
 The church of Conteville-lès-Boulogne | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Conteville-lès-Boulogne  | |
  Conteville-lès-Boulogne  Conteville-lès-Boulogne | |
| Coordinates: 50°44′44″N 1°43′57″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Boulogne-sur-Mer-1 |
| Intercommunality | CA du Boulonnais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Renaud Taubregeas[1] |
| Area 1 | 2.1 km2 (0.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 521 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62237 /62126 |
| Elevation | 25–106 m (82–348 ft) (avg. 36 m or 118 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
A farming and forestry village, some 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D234 and the D233 roads. The huge 4,000 hectares (9,900 acres) forest of Boulogne forms the southernmost borders of the commune.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 223 | — |
| 1975 | 206 | −1.13% |
| 1982 | 257 | +3.21% |
| 1990 | 437 | +6.86% |
| 1999 | 441 | +0.10% |
| 2007 | 434 | −0.20% |
| 2012 | 491 | +2.50% |
| 2017 | 478 | −0.54% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
The Chemin de fer de Boulogne à Bonningues (CF de BB) opened a station at Conteville-lès-Boulogne on 22 April 1900.[5] Passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1935.[6] They were reinstated in November 1942.[7] The CF de BB closed in 1948.[8]
- The church of St. Marie-Madeleine, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The eighteenth century chapel of Saint-Hubert.
- The seventeenth century manorhouse de la Motte.
- Remains of an old castle.
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