Le Portel

Le Portel is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about 4 kilometres southwest of Boulogne town centre.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Boulogne-Ville station and Heurt Fort.

Boulogne-Ville station

Railway station

Photo: Bateloupreaut, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Boulogne-Ville is one of the railway stations serving the town Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais department, northern France. The other station is Boulogne-Tintelleries.

The Fort de l'Heurt is a fort near Boulogne-sur-Mer in northern France. It was built by order of Napoleon Bonaparte on the remains of the ancient promontory Icius Ptolemy after the breaking of the Treaty of Amiens by the British in May 1803.

Fort d’Alprech

Photo: Arie m den toom, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boulogne-sur-Mer and Outreau.

Boulogne-sur-Mer

Photo: Demeester, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Boulogne-sur-Mer or Boulogne is a city and port in the Côte d'Opale region of Hauts-de-France. It is the second largest place on the Cote D'Opale after Calais.

Outreau

Town

Photo: Floflo62, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Outreau is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France west of Boulogne. The river Liane forms the eastern border of the commune with Boulogne.

Saint-Martin-Boulogne

Town

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Saint-Martin-Boulogne is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Saint-Martin-Boulogne is situated 4½ km northeast of Le Portel.

Le Portel

Type: Locality with 9,260 residents
Also known as: “62667”
Location: Arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude

50.7069° or 50° 42′ 25″ north

Longitude

1.574° or 1° 34′ 26″ east

Population

9,260

Elevation

27 metres (89 feet)

Open location code

9F23PH4F+QJ

GeoNames ID

6618343

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In Other Languages

“Le Portel” goes by many names.

French: “Le Portel”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Le Portel and Tihen.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Plage du Portel and Mont Soleil.

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