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Also known as Étaples-sur-Mer, Étape, Étape-su-Mér, Stapulae

thumb|295px|A satirical caricature of Napoleon's preparations for invasion by Robert Dighton, (1805) Étaples or Étaples-sur-Mer (; or ; formerly ; ) is a commune in the department of Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, northern France. It is a fishing and leisure port on the Canche river.

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Étaples is a town in northern France located in the Pas-de-Calais department, serving as a fishing and leisure port along the Canche river. The town is historically notable as a site of Napoleon's military preparations during the early 1800s, as evidenced by contemporary satirical depictions of his invasion plans.

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Place details

Locality
Étaples
Region
Hauts-de-France
Country
France
Population
11,397
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Key facts

French commune.name
Étaples-sur-Mer
French commune.native name
Étape-su-Mér
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Etaples-port.JPG
French commune.caption
Moorings at the mouth of the Canche River in Étaples
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Étaples (Pas-de-Calais).svg
French commune.population demonym
Étaplois, Étaploise (French)Étapoé, Étapoèse (Picard)
French commune.arrondissement
Montreuil
French commune.canton
Étaples
French commune.INSEE
62318
French commune.postal code
62630
French commune.mayor
Franck Tindiller
French commune.term
2022–2026
French commune.intercommunality
CA Deux Baies en Montreuillois
French commune.elevation m
10
French commune.elevation min m
2
French commune.elevation max m
78
French commune.area km2
12.95

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Official website

Etaples sur mer – Cité des pêcheurs en Côte d'Opale

etaples-sur-mer.com

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Stapele
Demonym
étapoèse
Population
10710
Area
12.95
Elevation
33
Official website
etaples-sur-mer.fr
Image
Étaples - Port - 2.JPG
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Commons category
Étaples
postal code
62630
male population
5185
female population
5680
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-3-21-89-62-62
fax number
+33-3-21-89-62-89
name
Étape-su-Mér
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15 sections
Contents
  • History
  • The Early-Medieval settlement
  • The Middle Ages
  • The Renaissance onwards
  • The Napoleonic period
  • The 19th century and the influence of the railway
  • World War I
  • World War II
  • Demography
  • Places of interest
  • International relations
  • See also
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

thumb|295px|A satirical caricature of Napoleon's preparations for invasion by Robert Dighton, (1805) Étaples or Étaples-sur-Mer (; or ; formerly ; ) is a commune in the department of Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, northern France. It is a fishing and leisure port on the Canche river.

==History== Étaples takes its name from having been a medieval staple port (stapal in Old Dutch), from which word the Old French word Estaples derives. As a port it was part of the administrative and economic complex centred on Montreuil after access from the sea to that town was restricted by silting.

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