Escalles

Escalles
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Escalles
Escalles Escalles
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
Area 1	7.29 km2 (2.81 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	223
• Density	30.6/km2 (79.2/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.

Escalles (French pronunciation: [ɛskal]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of Calais, at the foot of Mont d'Hubert (151 metres (495 ft)).

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	199	—
1975	149	−4.05%
1982	286	+9.76%
1990	320	+1.41%
1999	321	+0.03%
2007	323	+0.08%
2012	281	−2.75%
2017	228	−4.09%
2023	223	−0.37%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

• The Dover Patrol Monument dedicated to the British and French sailors of World War I is at the summit of Cap Blanc-Nez.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• http://www.escalles.fr/