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Le Portel is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department of France, situated within the Hauts-de-France region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Le Portel and is located in the arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The town borders Boulogne-sur-Mer, Équihen-Plage, and Outreau, and is positioned next to the English Channel. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as 59 meters, with an area of 3.85 square kilometers.
The population of Le Portel is 9,632, comprising 4,372 males and 4,868 females. The postal code for the area is 62480. Le Portel maintains twinned relationships with Stockelsdorf and Sains-en-Gohelle. It is associated with the electoral district of canton of Boulogne-sur-Mer-2.
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Place details
- Locality
- Le Portel
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 11,100
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Department
- Pas-de-Calais
- Arrondissement
- Boulogne-sur-Mer
- Canton
- Boulogne-sur-Mer-2
- Intercommunality
- Boulonnais
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Maxime Leprete
- Area
- 3.85 km (1.49 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 8,768
- Density
- 2,280/km (5,900/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 62667 /62480
- Elevation
- 0–59 m (0–194 ft) , (avg. 27 m or 89 ft)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Le Portel
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer
- Population
- 8768
- Area
- 3.85
- Elevation
- 31
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- English Channel
- Capital of
- canton of Le Portel
- Shares border with
- Équihen-Plage
- Official website
- www.ville-leportel.fr
- Image
- Mairie du Portel Plage été 2006.jpg
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- Commons category
- Le Portel
- twinned administrative body
- Sains-en-Gohelle
- postal code
- 62480
- associated electoral district
- canton of Boulogne-sur-Mer-2
- male population
- 4372
- female population
- 4868
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-21-87-73-73
- fax number
- +33-3-21-80-13-30
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Encyclopedic overview
Le Portel ( French pronunciation: [lə pɔʁtɛl]; West Flemish: Turbodingem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southwest of Boulogne town centre.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Le Portel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.