18 Properties for sale in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France (formerly Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy), France
Pas-de-Calais
Pas-de-Calais makes up half of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region and its name is the French equivalent of the Strait of Dover in English. The department saw some of the fiercest fighting in World War I and there are numerous memorials to the dead of both world wars here. The spectacular coastline of Pas-de-Calais is known as the Côte d'Opale and visitors flock to chic resorts such as Le Touquet. The department also boasts three national parks and two Villes d'Art et d'Histoire in Boulogne-sur-Mer and St-Omer.
CAPITAL: ARRAS - Arras has two UNESCO World Heritage Sites within its environs in the form of the Gothic town hall belfry and the Vauban citadel. Other attractions include La Grand'Place and La Place des Héros, which are flanked by 155 Flemish-Baroque townhouses topped with curvaceous Dutch gables. The Art District is renowned for its Italian-style theatre hall built in 1785.
Access from UK
By air: Le Touquet
By train: Eurostar to Lille and TGV to Arras
By road: Arras is 112km from Calais
Climate
Average annual temperature: (Boulogne-sur-Mer): 8.4°C/13.4°C
Average annual rainfall: 777.9mm
Average annual sunshine hours: approximately 1,600 in Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Highlights
The Louvre Lens, a satellite of the Louvre in Paris, is situated on the site of a former coal mine in the city of Lens and features a selection of masterpieces from the Louvre's core collection. The Nausicaä aquarium in Boulogne-sur-Mer is one of the largest in Europe while in Calais the Cité Internationale de la Dentelle et de la Mode is dedicated to the history of lace-making in the region. On the coast the headlands of Blanc-Nez and Gris-Nez offer spectacular views across to Kent on a clear day.
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