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Boulogne-sur-MerFrance Boulogne-sur-Mer is a town in northern France, in the Pas-de-Calais département of which it is a sous-préfecture. It is located by the English Channel. Facts at a glance Région: Nord-Pas de Calais Département: Pas-de-Calais (sous-préfecture) Postal code: 62200 Area: 8.42 km² Population: 44,859 (1999) Boulogne-sur-Mer is a town in northern France, in the Pas-de-Calais département of which it is a sous-préfecture. It is located by the English Channel. Population of the city (commune) at the 1999 census was 44,859 inhabitants, whereas the whole metropolitan area (aire urbaine) had 135,116 inhabitants. Originally named Gesoriacum, by the 4th century Boulogne was known to the Romans as Bononia and served as the major port connecting the rest of the empire to Britain. The emperor Claudius used this town as his base for the Roman invasion of Britain, in AD 43, and until 296 it was the base of the Classis Britannica. In the Middle Ages it was the centre of a namesake county. In the 19th century the Cathedral of Notre Dame was reconstructed by the priest Benoit Haffreingue after he received a call from God to reconstruct the town's ruined basilica. External links
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In 1978 Sarolta and I toured the British Isles and the Irish Republic first, before we crossed the Channel to the continental Europe. there was some kind of strike on at the time and we had to cross from Folkestone to Boulogne. We explored Boulogne before headed to Paris and further.
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