Peuplingues Converter Station
Peuplingues Converter Station is an electrical substation in Coquelles, Arrondissement de Calais, Hauts-de-France. Peuplingues Converter Station is situated nearby to the fire station Centre de secours Eurotunnel, as well as near the church Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité de Peuplingues.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Electrical substation
- Description: HVDC converter station in France
- Also known as: “ElecLink Converter Station Peuplingues” and “Station de Conversion Peuplingues”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Calais Fréthun Railway Station and Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité de Peuplingues.
Calais Fréthun Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Calais-Fréthun station is an SNCF international railway station in the suburbs of Calais, France. It is one of four stations serving the town; the others are Calais-Ville in the town centre, Fontinettes in the suburbs, and Beau Marais in the suburbs. Calais Fréthun Railway Station is situated 3 km southeast of Peuplingues Converter Station.
Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité de Peuplingues
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité de Peuplingues is a church, which is situated 1 km southwest of Peuplingues Converter Station.
Moulin à vent de Coquelles
Windmill
Photo: Lionel Allorge, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Moulin à vent de Coquelles is a windmill, which is situated 1¼ km northeast of Peuplingues Converter Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cap Blanc-Nez and Calais.
Cap Blanc-Nez
Locality
Photo: Tony62, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cap Blanc-Nez is a cape on the Côte d'Opale, in the Pas-de-Calais département, in northern France, culminating at 134 m. The cliffs of chalk are very similar to the white cliffs of Dover on the other side of the Channel in England. Cap Blanc-Nez is situated 5 km west of Peuplingues Converter Station.
Calais
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Calais is a city of 73,000 people in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It is the closest point on the European mainland to England; Dover lies across the English Channel just 32 km away.
Peuplingues Converter Station
- Categories: HVDC converter station and industry
- Location: Coquelles, Arrondissement de Calais, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
50.92022° or 50° 55′ 13″ northLongitude
1.7805° or 1° 46′ 50″ eastInception
2019Operator
ElecLinkOpen location code
9F23WQCJ+35OpenStreetMap ID
way 775577827Wikidata ID
Q122975893
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Highlights include Centre de secours Eurotunnel and Mairie de Peuplingues.
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