| Les Attaques | ||
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The church of Les Attaques
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| Coordinates: 50°54′28″N 1°56′05″E / 50.9078°N 1.9347°ECoordinates: 50°54′28″N 1°56′05″E / 50.9078°N 1.9347°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Calais | |
| Canton | Calais-2 | |
| Intercommunality | Sud-Ouest du Calaisis | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jacques Rivenet | |
| Area1 | 20.81 km2 (8.03 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 2,000 | |
| • Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62043 /62730 | |
| Elevation | 0–6 m (0–20 ft) (avg. 3 m or 9.8 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Les Attaques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
A large farming and light industrial village located 4 miles (6 km) southeast of Calais, at the junction of the N43 and D248 roads. Both the A26 ‘autoroute des Anglaises’ and the Calais-St. Omer canal pass through the commune.