Arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer

The arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer is an arrondissement of France in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region. It has 74 communes.^[2] Its population is 157,817 (2021), and its area is 633.7 km² (244.7 sq mi).^[3]

Boulogne-sur-Mer
Arrondissement
Location within the region Hauts-de-France
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
No. of communes	74
Subprefecture	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Area	633.7 km2 (244.7 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]	157,817
• Density	249/km2 (640/sq mi)
INSEE code	623

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer, and their INSEE codes, are:^[2]

1. Alincthun (62022)
2. Ambleteuse (62025)
3. Audembert (62052)
4. Audinghen (62054)
5. Audresselles (62056)
6. Baincthun (62075)
7. Bazinghen (62089)
8. Bellebrune (62104)
9. Belle-et-Houllefort (62105)
10. Beuvrequen (62125)
11. Boulogne-sur-Mer (62160)
12. Bournonville (62165)
13. Brunembert (62179)
14. Carly (62214)
15. Colembert (62230)
16. Condette (62235)
17. Conteville-lès-Boulogne (62237)
18. Courset (62251)
19. Crémarest (62255)
20. Dannes (62264)
21. Desvres (62268)
22. Doudeauville (62273)
23. Echinghen (62281)
24. Équihen-Plage (62300)
25. Ferques (62329)
26. Halinghen (62402)
27. Henneveux (62429)
28. Hervelinghen (62444)
29. Hesdigneul-lès-Boulogne (62446)
30. Hesdin-l'Abbé (62448)
31. Isques (62474)
32. La Capelle-lès-Boulogne (62908)
33. Lacres (62483)
34. Landrethun-le-Nord (62487)
35. Le Portel (62667)
36. Le Wast (62880)
37. Leubringhen (62503)
38. Leulinghen-Bernes (62505)
39. Longfossé (62524)
40. Longueville (62526)
41. Lottinghen (62530)
42. Maninghen-Henne (62546)
43. Marquise (62560)
44. Menneville (62566)
45. Nabringhen (62599)
46. Nesles (62603)
47. Neufchâtel-Hardelot (62604)
48. Offrethun (62636)
49. Outreau (62643)
50. Pernes-lès-Boulogne (62653)
51. Pittefaux (62658)
52. Quesques (62678)
53. Questrecques (62679)
54. Rety (62705)
55. Rinxent (62711)
56. Saint-Étienne-au-Mont (62746)
57. Saint-Inglevert (62751)
58. Saint-Léonard (62755)
59. Saint-Martin-Boulogne (62758)
60. Saint-Martin-Choquel (62759)
61. Samer (62773)
62. Selles (62786)
63. Senlecques (62789)
64. Tardinghen (62806)
65. Tingry (62821)
66. Verlincthun (62845)
67. Vieil-Moutier (62853)
68. Wacquinghen (62867)
69. Wierre-au-Bois (62888)
70. Wierre-Effroy (62889)
71. Wimereux (62893)
72. Wimille (62894)
73. Wirwignes (62896)
74. Wissant (62899)

History

The arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer was created in 1800.^[4] The arrondissement of Calais was created in 1962 from part of the arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer.^[5] At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Pas-de-Calais, it lost one commune to the arrondissement of Calais.^[6]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer were, as of January 2015:^[7]

1. Boulogne-sur-Mer-Nord-Est
2. Boulogne-sur-Mer-Nord-Ouest
3. Boulogne-sur-Mer-Sud
4. Desvres
5. Marquise
6. Outreau
7. Le Portel
8. Samer

Sub-prefects

• Joseph Masclet (14 Floréal an VIII, 4 May 1800)
• Antoine Pugliesi-Conti (1866)
• Charles Lutaud (10 April 1884)

References

1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
2. "Populations légales 2021: 62 Pas-de-Calais" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
3. "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2024". INSEE. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
4. Historique du Pas-de-Calais
5. Décret n°62-6 du 10 janvier 1962
6. "Arrêté préfectoral, 20 December 2016" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-10-22.
7. Populations légales 2012: 62 Pas-de-Calais, INSEE

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