Colembert

Colembert (French pronunciation: [kɔlɑ̃bɛʁ]; West Flemish: Kolesberg) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Colembert
Kolesberg
The chateau of Colembert
Location of Colembert
Colembert
Colembert
Coordinates: 50°44′50″N 1°50′33″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBoulogne-sur-Mer
CantonDesvres
IntercommunalityCC Desvres-Samer
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Étienne Maes
Area
1
9.92 km2 (3.83 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
971
  Density98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62230 /62142
Elevation44–202 m (144–663 ft)
(avg. 107 m or 351 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming commune, some 12 miles (19 km) east of Boulogne, at the junction of the D252, D253 and the N42 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 507    
1975 447−1.78%
1982 509+1.87%
1990 588+1.82%
1999 687+1.74%
2007 730+0.76%
2012 803+1.92%
2017 942+3.24%
Source: INSEE[2]

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Nicholas, dating from the eighteenth century.
  • The eighteenth-century chateau.
  • The manorhouse of La Cabocherie

See also

References


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