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Coquelles is a commune
Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative divisions in the France. The French word commune appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin Medieval commune, meaning a small gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common....
 in the Pas-de-Calais
Pas-de-Calais

Pas-de-Calais is a Departments of France in northern France. Its name is the French language equivalent of the Strait of Dover, which it borders....
 department
Départements of France

In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies, a department is an administrative division roughly analogous to an Districts of England, a Counties of the United States or a Regions and districts of Scotland....
 near Calais
Calais

Calais is a town in northern France in the Departments of France of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's capital is its third-largest city of Arras....
 in northern France.

It is known informally as the town of the Channel Tunnel
Channel Tunnel

The Channel Tunnel , also known by the portmanteau Chunnel, is a undersea rail transport tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent, Kent in England with Coquelles near Calais in northern France beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover....
. The town comprises a shopping centre (Cité Europe), a centre hotellier with an Ibis, an Etap
Etap Hotel

Etap is a European chain of basic-service budget hotels owned by the Accor Group. There are several branches in major cities and close to transport hubs like the Eurotunnel terminal in Coquelles ....
 and a Suitehotel
Suitehotel

is a chain of Star luxury hotels owned by the Accor Group, it is a relatively new fast growing chain targeting families and businessmen. The rooms cost upwards of ?100....
, a farm in vieille Coquelles (old Coquelles), part of the L'Européene autoroute
A16 autoroute

The A16 Autoroutes of France ? also known as L'Europ?enne and forming between Abbeville and Dunkirk a part of the larger Autoroute des estuaires ? is a motorway in northern France....
 (A16) and the Channel Tunnel
Channel Tunnel

The Channel Tunnel , also known by the portmanteau Chunnel, is a undersea rail transport tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent, Kent in England with Coquelles near Calais in northern France beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover....
 terminal. A short distance away, near the modern settlement, but also within sight of the older centre of Vieux Coquelles, with the ruins of its church tower, is a Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn

Holiday Inn is a brand name applied to hotels within the InterContinental Hotels Group ....
.






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Coquelles is a commune
Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative divisions in the France. The French word commune appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin Medieval commune, meaning a small gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common....
 in the Pas-de-Calais
Pas-de-Calais

Pas-de-Calais is a Departments of France in northern France. Its name is the French language equivalent of the Strait of Dover, which it borders....
 department
Départements of France

In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies, a department is an administrative division roughly analogous to an Districts of England, a Counties of the United States or a Regions and districts of Scotland....
 near Calais
Calais

Calais is a town in northern France in the Departments of France of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's capital is its third-largest city of Arras....
 in northern France.

It is known informally as the town of the Channel Tunnel
Channel Tunnel

The Channel Tunnel , also known by the portmanteau Chunnel, is a undersea rail transport tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent, Kent in England with Coquelles near Calais in northern France beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover....
. The town comprises a shopping centre (Cité Europe), a centre hotellier with an Ibis, an Etap
Etap Hotel

Etap is a European chain of basic-service budget hotels owned by the Accor Group. There are several branches in major cities and close to transport hubs like the Eurotunnel terminal in Coquelles ....
 and a Suitehotel
Suitehotel

is a chain of Star luxury hotels owned by the Accor Group, it is a relatively new fast growing chain targeting families and businessmen. The rooms cost upwards of ?100....
, a farm in vieille Coquelles (old Coquelles), part of the L'Européene autoroute
A16 autoroute

The A16 Autoroutes of France ? also known as L'Europ?enne and forming between Abbeville and Dunkirk a part of the larger Autoroute des estuaires ? is a motorway in northern France....
 (A16) and the Channel Tunnel
Channel Tunnel

The Channel Tunnel , also known by the portmanteau Chunnel, is a undersea rail transport tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent, Kent in England with Coquelles near Calais in northern France beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover....
 terminal. A short distance away, near the modern settlement, but also within sight of the older centre of Vieux Coquelles, with the ruins of its church tower, is a Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn

Holiday Inn is a brand name applied to hotels within the InterContinental Hotels Group ....
. Opposite this is the Old Mill, from which the hotel restaurant "Le Vieux Moulin" takes its name.

Population

style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em"| Population Growth
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
1144 1158 1248 2081 2133 2370
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting
Population without double counting

Population without double counting is an English translation of the phrase :fr:Population sans doubles comptes.In France, for census purposes, the INSEE has defined several population indicators that allow for the double counting of certain personnel, in order to study the phenomenon and to keep count of population movement....


Places of interest

  • The church of the Assumption, dating from the 20th century.
  • The ruins of an ancient château..
  • An old windmill.
  • Remains of a 12th century church
  • The Eurotunnel.


Economy


Cité Europe


This is a large shopping centre located near the Eurotunnel terminal just off the A16
A16 autoroute

The A16 Autoroutes of France ? also known as L'Europ?enne and forming between Abbeville and Dunkirk a part of the larger Autoroute des estuaires ? is a motorway in northern France....
. It is popular with day trippers or "booze cruise
Booze cruise

Booze cruise is an English colloquialism for a brief trip from Great Britain to France or Belgium with the intent of taking advantage of lower prices, and buying personal supplies of alcohol or tobacco in bulk quantities....
rs" (British slang
Slang

Slang is the use of highly informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's dialect or language....
) from the United Kingdom due to the cheap alcohol available in the Carrefour
Carrefour

Carrefour SA is a French international hypermarket chain, with a global network of outlets. It is the largest hypermarket chain in the world in terms of size, and the second largest retail group in the world in terms of revenue after Wal-Mart....
 hypermarket and the Tesco
Tesco

Tesco Public limited company is a British-based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain. It is the largest British retailer by both global sales and domestic market share with profits exceeding ?2 billion....
 wine shop, as well as with French locals. The centre itself encompasses a wide range of shops, from UK high street favourites such as H&M
H&M

Hennes & Mauritz AB , is a Sweden clothing company, known for its fast fashion clothing offerings for women, men, teenagers and children. H&M has more than 1,700 stores in 33 different countries and employ over 73,000 people....
 and Zara
Zara (clothing)

Zara is the flagship chain store of Inditex Group owned by Spanish tycoon Amancio Ortega, who also owns brands such as Massimo Dutti, Pull and Bear, Oysho, Uterq?e, Stradivarius and Bershka....
, to shops which are distinctly more french in flavour. It also has a Gaumont cinema complex, a food court with several "English" pubs, as well as a McDonald's
McDonald's

McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of fast food restaurants, serving nearly 58 million customers daily. McDonald's primarily sells hamburgers, cheeseburgers, chicken products, French fries, breakfast items, soft drinks, milkshakes, and desserts....
 and a Flunch
Flunch

Flunch is a France fast casual restaurant chain, owned by the Agapes Restauration group....
 (self-service restaurant).

Hotels

In the commercial zone, there is a Centre Hotellier with three Accor Hotels
Accor

Accor is a large France multinational corporation, part of the CAC 40 index, operating in nearly 100 countries.Accor is the European leader in hotels and a global leader in corporate services ....
, Suitehotel, Ibis, and Etap, which are at three different budget levels. This location includes shared parking between the three hotels and it is located adjacent to the A16 autoroute.

Eurotunnel Terminal

For main article, see Eurotunnel
Eurotunnel

Groupe Eurotunnel S.A. manages and operates the Channel Tunnel between the United Kingdom and France. The Company operates the Eurotunnel Shuttle services and earns revenue on other trains passing through the tunnel....
.

The Eurotunnel terminal is located in Coquelles of the A16, exit 42. This is the terminus of shuttle services from the UK, as well as the terminus of the LGV Nord
LGV Nord

The LGV Nord is a France 333 km-long high speed rail line that connects Paris to the Belgian border and the Channel Tunnel via Lille; it opened in 1993....
, whereby Eurostar
Eurostar

Eurostar is a high-speed train service in Western Europe connecting London and Kent in the United Kingdom, with Paris and Lille in France, and Brussels in Belgium....
 services can travel into the Channel Tunnel.

See also

  • Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department


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