Calais ( , traditionally ) is a town and major ferry port in northern France in the department of Pas de Calais, of which it is a sub prefecture.

It is one of the largest gatherings of France and the largest flea market in Europe.

The Channel Tunnel ( also referred to as the Chunnel) is a rail tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent, in the United Kingdom, with Coquelles, Pas de Calais, near Calais in northern France, beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover.

The shortest distance across the strait is from the South Foreland, 33.1 kilometres (20.6 miles) northeast of Dover in the county of Kent, England, to Cap Gris Nez, a cape near to Calais in the French of Pas de Calais, France.

Paul Yves Nizan ( 7 February 1905 23 May 1940) was a French philosopher and writer.

Photo Toujours Pas Sages, on Flickr

Photo Toujours Pas Sages on Flickr

Enter in peace and tranquility, (they will be told).

Nord Pas de Calais ( Dutch Noord Nauw van Calais ), Nord for short, is one of the 27 regions of France.

The northern part of the region was historically a part of the County of Flanders, with Douai as its capital.

French police evicting Calais residents in March 2016.

Gloucester was being held prisoner by the Earl of Nottingham at Calais while awaiting his trial.

In January 1558, French forces took Calais, England's sole remaining possession on the European mainland.

Mais n'oublions pas qu'après avoir gagné la guerre, il faut construire la paix.

As it was expected to be the site of the invasion, Pas de Calais was heavily defended.

San Pedro de la Paz () is a Chilean city and commune located in the Concepción Province, Biobío Region.

Most Germans expected the Allies would attack at Calais, in France.

We launched the Toujours Pas Sages (Still not wise) project on Maneno, in French and Bambara.

Morgan considered four sites for the landings Brittany, the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy, and the Pas de Calais.

When they came to him and said Peace, he answered Truly we are afraid of you.

When I ask them if this is all going to work, I hear Je ne crois pas very often.

The old part of the town, Calais proper (known as Calais Nord), is situated on an artificial island surrounded by canals and harbours.

The ceremony however took place in secret at Calais on 11 July 1469, conducted by Isabel Neville's Uncle George Neville, archbishop of York.

From Switzerland, Milton travelled to Paris and then to Calais before finally arriving back in England in either July or August 1639.

The Calais region was defended by the 15th Army, and Normandy by the 7th Army, commanded by Generaloberst (colonel general) Friedrich Dollmann.

On 8 March 1869, Berlioz died at his Paris home, No.4 rue de Calais, at 30 minutes past midday.

Henry met Francis I on 7 June 1520 at the Field of the Cloth of Gold near Calais for a fortnight of lavish entertainment.

Patton was stationed in England until 6 July, thus continuing to deceive the Germans into believing a second attack would take place at Calais.

Richard II managed to dispose of the Lords Appellant in 1397, and Thomas was imprisoned in Calais to await trial for treason.

Les dispositions du présent Additif s' appliquent aux transactions conclues entre les parties qui ne sont pas effectivement soumises à une autre convention de compensation .

Les dispositions du présent additif s' appliquent aux transactions conclues entre les parties qui ne sont pas effectivement soumises à une autre convention de compensation .

She established herself at Calais and organized two fleets, one of which was commanded by Eustace the Monk, and an army under Robert of Courtenay.

Marriage to Anne Boleyn In the winter of 1532, Henry met with Francis I at Calais and enlisted the support of the French king for his new marriage.

Les dispositions du présent Additif s' appliquent aux transactions conclues entre les parties qui ne sont pas effective ment soumises à une autre convention de compensation .

Castle went on to note that the Italians have preserved the rapier form, with cup, pas d'ane, and quillons, but with a slender quadrangular blade.

He first went to Calais, and then on to Paris, riding horseback, with a letter from diplomat Henry Wotton to ambassador John Scudamore.

According to Holinshed's Chronicles, Mary later lamented, When I am dead and opened, you shall find 'Calais' lying in my heart , although this may be apocryphal.

Some of the costs of the castle were paid from the results of ransoms following Edward's victories at the battles of Crécy, Calais and Poitiers.

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Calais overlooks the Strait of Dover, the narrowest point in the English Channel, which is only wide here, and is the closest French town to England.

Due to concerns about the safety of a longer shipping route to Brittany itself, the army was ferried to the English continental stronghold of Calais in July 1380.

A video featuring a group of masked Carnival revelers in Dunkirk, France chanting Les touristes on n'aime pas ça ( We don't like tourists ) has some ruing the flood of visitors who come year after year unprepared for the festival's madness.

The Strait of Dover or Dover Strait ( , literally , ) or Straat van Dover is the strait at the narrowest part of the English Channel, marking the boundary between the Channel and North Sea, separating Great Britain from continental Europe.

In the months preceding D Day, Pujol sent hundreds of messages to his superiors in Madrid, messages specially prepared by the British intelligence service to convince the Germans that the attack would come in July at Calais.

A few weeks ago, French President François Hollande announced the Calais Jungle refugee camp would be dismantled, leaving thousands of destitute refugees, including unaccompanied minors, in northern France with nowhere to go.