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See also: Boulogne

Boulogne-sur-Mer (in Dutch: Bonen , in Latin: Gesoriacum ) is a common French, located in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and the area Nord-Pas-de-Calais.
The inhabitants of Boulogne-sur-Mer are called the Boulonnais .
During the French revolution the city was called Port-in-the Union.

Heraldic

Of gold with three oil cakes of mouths, the escutcheon of mouths in abyss charged with a money swan.

Geography

Boulogne-sur-Mer is located at the edge of the Manche, with the mouth of the Liane. Boulogne gave its name to the natural area of the Boulonnais. Belonging under the Old Mode to the province of Picardy, Boulogne is attached since the creation of the Régions of the Program to the area Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

Localities and variations

  • Rupembert
  • Caucherie
  • Ostrohove
  • Column of the Large army
  • Ningles
  • the Valley of Denacre

Communes bordering

Outreau, Saint-Martin-Boulogne, Portel, Wimille, Wimereux.

History

  • Inhabited originally by Morins, the site of Boulogne is chosen by Jules César to prepare his fleet intended to invade Great Britain. It installs its camp with the current site of the old city, called at this time Portus Itius.
  • It is in Boulogne which the tradition allots the tower an extraordinary height… following the example Pharos that, according to Suétone ( Vie of Caligula , chap. XLVI), the emperor Caligula would have made build for a campaign against the Celts of Wales ( Silures ). One generally confuses it with the Tour of Order, or the Old Man , headlight medieval with octagonal section destroys at the 17th century.

See also: Turn of Order

  • Boulogne was the seat of a county with the Moyen-âge.
  • One of its counts, Eustace II, will invade the England with William the Conqueror and will be the father of Godefroy de Bouillon
  • Another, Etienne of Blois will be king of England at the 12th century.
  • Alphonse of Portugal, husband of the countess of Boulogne, Matilde II, will be king of Portugal.
  • Baudouin of Boulogne, count de Boulogne, brother of Godefroy de Bouillon will be the first King of Jerusalem.
  • the January 25th 1308, Marriage of Isabelle de France and Edouard II of England.
  • Occupied by the English during first half of the 16th century, Boulogne is released by the troops of Henri II (October 1547) of which before guard is ordered by the marshal Blaise de Montluc. Ronsard referred there in its Anthem of Henri II :
: And without making noise of it, by marvellous effortz,
You worts ja conquered of Boulongne the forts,
And by weapons constrained this arrogance Angloise
has to sell Boulongne to you and to do it Francoise.
(v. 581-584)
: The signature of the treaty between the French and the English took place on March 24th 1550 (repurchase of 400.000 ecus gold).
  • In 1662, Bolted them, and in particular the peasants, revolt against the capacity of Louis XIV, because of the increasingly heavy tax pressure and the requisitions for the financing of the ceaseless wars. A wild repression falls down on the area, and of many inhabitants of the campaigns are massacred. Three thousand survivors are sent to the galères. It is the revolt known as of the " Lustucrus".
  • on June 19th 1800 the first vaccination against the Variole in France was carried out on three little girls of the street of Pipots: Misses Beugny, Hédouin, and Spitalier.
  • It is in Boulogne that Napoleon assembled in 1804 the “Large army” or Armée with the coasts of the Ocean; first distribution of the Legion of honor to the camp of Boulogne, on August 16th, 1804.
  • the 1899 telegraphic on March 29th first message transmanche without wire of Dover to Boulogne-sur-Mer by Guglielmo Marconi and Edouard Branly
  • on September 21st 1909, the captain Ferber, pioneer of the Aviation, is killed at the time of an air meeting.
  • In 1914-1918, the city is enough far from the face to be saved but the populations suffer from the war and preserve some visible after-effects on the war memorial. Remain still the deposits of immersed ammunition. During the second world war, the Germans like the Allies save the high city (citadel, ramparts, castle, cathedral, Saint Nicolas's Day church) and the middle-class houses of the old shore. But in 1943 and 1944, the popular quarters close to the port (in particular the Saint-Pierre district) are almost entirely shaved by the bombardments, which explains the typical architecture of after war which characterizes them today.
  • With the demolition of the blast furnaces built under the presidency of the general De Gaulle, the after-effects of official industrial development without any ecological concern tend to grow blurred. With missing thus a great part of atmospheric pollution with that of one of the largest littoral factories of France, the mining Company of Ogoué or COMILOG (ferromanganese ex-company of Paris Outreau or SFPO), which produced ferromanganese. The port and its beach a long time were classified as among more polluted of France. In the long term, Boulogne should find the level of " good state écologique" what envisages the European parent directive on water.
  • Four white wind mills from now on are established in front of the artificial peninsula and the island where the blast furnaces of Comilog were shaven. The project of establishment of new treatment plants of the fishing resources on the site not having met general adhesion, of the tourist areas are also envisaged there.

Administration

Population

Data Prefecture of Pas-de-Calais
According to their patronyms francized during the centuries, them Boulonnais are primarily origin Scandinavian, Flemish, Picardy or English. The population boulonnaise of more recent origin (except European Union) remains very reduced, but constitutes from now on a notable share of the local population. It is made up in quasi French totality of Maghrebian or Turkish origin.

Economy

Boulogne-sur-Mer is the seat of the Chamber of commerce and industry of Boulogne-sur-Mer Coast of Opal which covers the districts of Boulogne on sea and Montreuil-on-sea. It manages the wearing of Boulogne, the port of Étaples and the marina.


  • Shipyards
  • In 2004, the closing of the blast furnaces of the Comilog put a brake application at the volume of activity of the commercial port. This activity consisted mainly of the reception on the private quays of the factory of Vraquier S of ore. The wearing of Boulogne on Mer then passes in the 20th place port S of trade subways (figures 2005)
The release of the grounds of the ex Comilog factory become effective in October 2007 allows the Chamber of commerce and of Industry of Boulogne on sea Côte of Opal, manager of the port to have a part about it to extend the zone of activity of the processing industries of the products of the sea. The second part of approximately 20 hectares will see during the year the 2008 creation of a " Hub Port" with two footbridges intended to receive traffic of conventional freight and especially of new ships at high speed (BGV) ensuring of the connections with Norway (Drammen), Spain (Santander and Vigo) and the United Kingdom (Sheerness) within the framework of the development of the " Highways of Mer".

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Historical

Current

Tourist monuments and places

Boulogne-sur-Mer is classified Ville of Art and History.

  • the upper town or old city, is indeed built with the site of the Roman camp established by Jules César.

    • the rampart S and the Castle - museum constitute one of the last architectural units Médiévaux of city strengthened still intact in France. The bases of the ramparts go back to the Roman epoch.

  • the museum comprises the fifth world collection of Egyptian antiquities after the museum of Cairo, the British Museum, the Louvre and the Musée of Egyptian antiquities of Turin (Italy).

  • In the " old woman ville" are the Beffroi (11th century, registered on the Liste of the world heritage of UNESCO) which overhangs the city, the palate of Napoleon, of the medieval houses, the Romance Crypte . The cathedral with its dome of more than 100 m in height is seen to km with the round. The dome and the cathedral were built by the abbot Benoit-Agathon Haffreingue at the beginning of the 19th century century between 1836 and 1856. The dome is similar to that of the Church of the Company (Iglesia of Compania) of Guanajuato (Mexico). The cathedral conceals another wonder: the crypt which is largest of Northern Europe and from which the base dates from the Roman epoch. The latter is very impressive with its painted walls of frescos (" grisâtres" of the XIX and medieval paintings).

  • the Gothic church Saint Nicolas's Day conceals splendid statues of the 15th century; around vast undergrounds are going back to the 12th century (private properties nonworth visiting by the public).

  • Nausicaä National center of the Sea: Center scientific culture and technique devoted to the relation which the Man maintains with the Mer. Aquarium S, exposures on the maritime fauna, exploitation and marine stock management (fishing, Aquiculture, installation of the littoral, maritime transport, exploitation of the mineral resources and energy, tourism…). Its objective is to make discover and like the Sea with the general public, while sensitizing it with the need for a good management of the marine resources.

  • the Maison of Butter the opposite Nausicaä reconstitutes the typical habitat of the sea fishermen of Boulogne.

  • the Calvaire of the Sailors is a vault dedicated to the crews of the boats lost at sea. The great procession (sum of money Sunday of August) connects the Martyrdom to the Cathedral.

  • Boulogne-sur-Mer accommodated the first Universal Congrès of Esperanto from August 7th to 12th 1905 in the presence of Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof, the initator of the Esperanto and with 688 participants of 20 countries and received a great commemorative meeting in March 2005.

Historic buildings

  • Abbey of Oratoriens Saint-Vulmer, Regular Canons 1944: registered voter MH

  • Abbey and church Saint-Wilmer Buildings containing the remainders of the abbey and the church (cad. 97 (2, rue de Lille), 99 (12, place Godefroy- of-Bubble), 100 (10, place Godefroy- of-Bubble), 101 (8bis, place Godefroy- of-Bubble), 102 (8, place Godefroy- of-Bubble), 103 (1, rue d'Aumont), 104 (3, rue d'Aumont), 105 (6, rue Henry), 106 (4, rue Henry), 107 (3, rue Henry), 108 to 111 (1, rue de l'Oratoire), 112 (7, rue de l'Oratoire), 113 (9, 11 and 13, rue de l'Oratoire)): inscription by decree of January 11th, 1944

  • Notre-Dame Cathedral (old), including the crypt (cad. AB 28): classification by decree of March 26th, 1982

  • Belfry: inscription by decree of June 10th, 1926

  • Vault of Saint-Blood, its enclosure and its grid of fence (cad. AZ 1212): inscription by decree of March 5th, 1990

  • Castle Extremely known as Barracks of Aumont 1977: classified MH partially

  • Castle of Aumont: Castle (except classified parts); enclosure of the High-City: inscription by decree of June 10th, 1926; Together frontages and roofs; gate of entry; bridge; low room known as Barbière; windows of the big room to the top of the low room. (cad. AC 206,207): classification by decree of October 6th, 1977

  • Tower Water says Fontaine Louis XVI, Fontaine of Chefferie: 1945: registered voter MH

  • Saint Nicolas's Day Church: chorus and transept: inscription by decree of June 10th, 1926

  • Fountain, against the southern side of the cathedral: inscription by decree of January 16th, 1947

  • Fountain Louis XVI and house, behind the Gayole door, in the high city intramurally: Fountain, with the frontage of the house which surmounts it and the wall on which she is leant over a 10 meters length approximately on each side of the monument: inscription by decree of October 5th, 1945

  • Desandrouins Hotel, known as also Imperial palace: Roofs on streets and place (cad. AB 158): inscription by decree of September 20th, 1946; Frontages on streets; staircase with its decorated cage; parts of the first stage with their decoration: dining room, room to be slept and small cabinet; chimneys of the second stage (cad. AB 158): classification by decree of June 27th, 1984

  • House Of the Crescent: Frontage and porch: inscription by decree of April 5th, 1948

  • Ouvrage of Entry known as Carries Degrees: 1905: classified MH

  • Ouvrage of Entry known as Carries Dunes: 1905: classified MH

  • Gayolle Door: Frontage of the two turns which form the door, other than the interior buildings: classification by decree of June 21st, 1905, modified by decree of November 15th, 1905

  • Door of the Degrees: classification by decree of June 21st, 1905 Belongs to the ramparts of Boulogne on Mer; The enclosure of the upper town is registered with the castle of Aumont 10 06 1926 (decree).

  • Notre-Dame Vault of Saint-Blood, known as Capelette: 1990/03/05: registered voter MH

  • hotel of Androuins or Desandrouin, known as Imperial palace: 1984: classified MH partially

  • house of the Crescent: 1948: registered voter MH partially

  • work of entry known as carries from Calais, known as carries Neuve, known as carries Flamengue, known as Aubete: 1905: classified MH

Information resulting from: Mérimée, database of the ministry for the culture

Culture

Festivities

songs of the guenels:

O guénel by a p' tit trew, I see you there Ben all the deuw, Maquer of el tart and the gâtiauw, Without me in giving a p' tit morciauw!

Refrain: O guénel, guénel, tou petou petiou, Wash your bowls and liquez your dishes! If vô girls is beautiful, they will be married If they are pon beautiful, they there will be left! And it will tra.

Tit Jesus not' ruffle by there! He will say that O that you make there? I picking of the violets For my p' tites young girls I play of the violin, for the p `tits boys!

Refrain

O guénel, large' father Barbel It has one came' COM' a barrel It maqué too many beans Of el tart' and pi' of the gatiauws!

origins of the guénels:

The tradition boulonnaise of the guénels would be drawn from the local legend of " Small Pierre" , this little boy, resulting from a very poor family which did not want to pass Christmas without food and which thus defied the dangers of the black night to go to beg with the castle for the lord. He would have crossed the night provided with a lantern cut in a beet.

It is in homage to this legend that according to the tradition, the children bolted cut a lantern in a beet to go to beg for the sugar refineries by singing the song of the guénels.

Associations

  • Sporting union Boulogne Côte of Maritime Opal
  • Olympic stadium Bolted
  • Rugby club bolted
  • association boulonnaise handball
  • philatelic association of bolted
  • Boulogne Canoë Kayak

Works of fiction (related to Boulogne)

Twinnings

Codes

Boulogne apour codes:
  • BL, according to the List of the maritime districts,

See too

  • Common of the Giant Pas-de-Calais
  • of North

References

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