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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
| Colembert Kolesberg | |
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| Commune | |
 The chateau of Colembert |
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 Coat of arms |
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Location of Colembert  |
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| Coordinates: 50°44′50″N 1°50′33″E / 50.7472°N 1.8425°E / 50.7472; 1.8425 | |
| 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[1] |
| Area1 | 9.92 km2 (3.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 907 |
| • Density | 91/km2 (240/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. |
Colembert (French pronunciation: [kɔlɑ̃bɛʁ]; West Flemish: Kolesberg) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
A farming commune, some 12 miles (19 km) east of Boulogne, at the junction of the D252, D253 and the N42 roads.
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[4] |
The Chemin de fer de Boulogne à Bonningues (CF de BB) opened a station at Colembert on 22 April 1900.[5] Passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1935.[6] They were reinstated in November 1942.[7] The CF de BB closed in 1948.[8]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.Nicholas, dating from the eighteenth century.
- The eighteenth-century chateau.
- The manorhouse of La Cabocherie
- Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 139.
- ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 239.
- ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 248.
- ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 276.
- Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008). Tortillards of Artois. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-554-5.
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