Peuplingues

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Peuplingues is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. ()

Alternative names: Population: ~780 pplArea: 4.03 mi²Coordinates: 50°54'54"N, 1°46'12"E

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Peuplingues – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cité Europe, V-3 cannon, Fortress of Mimoyecques, Église Notre-Dame de Calais.

2.1 miNE
Shopping centre, Shopping
Cité Europe, Coquelles
55 min walk • Cité Europe is a shopping centre located next to the French terminal of the Channel Tunnel at Coquelles. Inaugurated on March 21, 1995, approximately 10 months after the Tunnel opened, Cité Europe has over 140 shops, a hypermarket, a 12-screen cinema complex and around twenty restaurants.
4.2 miS
Museum
V-3 cannon, Marais Audomarois
108 min walk • The V-3 German: Vergeltungswaffe 3, was a German World War II large-caliber gun working on the multi-charge principle whereby secondary propellant charges are fired to add velocity to a projectile.
4.3 miS
Museum
Fortress of Mimoyecques, Landrethun-le-Nord
111 min walk • The Fortress of Mimoyecques is the modern name for a Second World War underground military complex built by the forces of Nazi Germany between 1943 and 1944. It was intended to house a battery of V-3 cannons aimed at London, 165 kilometres away.
4.7 miNE
Church
Église Notre-Dame de Calais, Calais
120 min walk • Église Notre-Dame is a Roman Catholic parish church located on Rue de la Paix, in Calais, department of Pas-de-Calais, in northern France. It dates from the 12th century, and chiefly from the 14th century. Arguably, it is the only church built in the English perpendicular style in all of France.
4.9 miNE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Calais Lighthouse, Calais
124 min walk • Calais Lighthouse is located in Calais in Pas-de-Calais. The Lighthouse is located in the residential streets near the Port of Calais and is a significant landmark as well as a navigational aid to ships and ferries using the Straits of Dover.
4.8 miNE
Historic walking areas, Battlefield, Monuments and statues
Fort Risban, Calais
122 min walk • Fort Risban is a fort in Calais, France, located on the coast on the Avenue Raymond Poincaré at the port entrance. In English medieval accounts it is Risbanke or Risbank.
4.6 miNE
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Calais lace museum, Calais
118 min walk • The Cité de la Dentelle et de la Mode is a museum of lace in Pas de Calais in northern France. It is one of two museums in France to celebrate machine lace making. The museum is an Anchor point on the European Route of Industrial Heritage.
4.7 miNE
Memorial
Louis XVIII column, Calais
121 min walk • The Louis XVIII column is a tall column in the Courgain area of Calais to commemorate the visit of king Louis XVIII to the city.
4.6 miNE
Historical place, Tower, Gothic architecture
Tour du Guet, Calais
118 min walk • The Tour du Guet is a 13th-century watchtower in Calais, Pas-de-Calais, northern France. Located on Place d'Armes behind the Hotel de Ville, it is 39 metres in height, and features a dovecote for carrier pigeons.
5.3 miNE
Harbor
Port of Calais, Calais
134 min walk • The Port of Calais is a port in Calais, northern France. The port is the fourth largest port in France and the largest for passenger traffic. It accounts for more than a third of economic activity in the town of Calais.
4.2 miNE
Canal
Canal de Calais, Calais
109 min walk • The Canal de Calais connects the Aa River near Ruminghem to the inner basins of the Port of Calais. Many boats enter the French canal system through the port of Calais and this canal. It is 30 km long and has 3 locks.