Le Portel
Le Portel (Turbodingem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about 4 km southwest of Boulogne town centre.
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Key facts
• Name — Le Portel • Native Name — Turbodingem • Commune Status — Commune • Arrondissement — Boulogne-sur-Mer • Canton — Boulogne-sur-Mer-2 • Insee — 62667 • Postal Code — 62480 • Mayor — Maxime Leprete • Term — 2020–2026 • Intercommunality — Boulonnais • Elevation M — 27 • Elevation Min M — 0 • Elevation Max M — 59 • Area Km2 — 3.85
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Le Portel is a place documented in the authority records of the Etalab API Découpage administratif and the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Le Portel as an inhabited place. Etalab API Découpage administratif records Le Portel as a commune. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Hauts-de-France as the administrative unit of Le Portel. Etalab API Découpage administratif records Pas-de-Calais as the administrative unit of Le Portel. Etalab API Découpage administratif records Hauts-de-France as the administrative region of Le Portel. Etalab API Découpage administratif records France as the country of Le Portel.
History
History
Le Portel translates as "the little port." The original Le Portel was a hamlet east of the town of Outreau. It became an independent municipality on 13 June 1856 by an imperial decree of Napoleon III. In the 19th century, flint tools were discovered in the centre of the village, by the river near the Hamel Bridge, evidence of the long occupation of the site. A Gallo-Roman cemetery has been excavated in the hamlet of Châtillon. Of agricultural origin, it grew rapidly during the 19th century because of fishing, along with the nearby port of Boulogne-sur-Mer. Sailors of Portel were as numerous as those of Boulogne before World War I. In 1841, two Le Portel sailors were on the ship Belle Poule, that brought back the remains of Napoleon. During the Second World War, on 8 and 9 September 1943, Le Portel suffered as part of Operation Cockade, a diversionary manoeuvre by the Allies to fool the Germans into believing the possibility of a landing on the English Channel. The bombings, which destroyed 93% of the village, also killed 376 civilians. On 12 August 1944, Charles de Gaulle was at Le Portel for its liberation. The town received the Croix de guerre with silver star for its sacrifice.
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The area of Le Portel is 388.03 hectares, according to the Etalab API Découpage administratif. The Etalab API Découpage administratif records the postal code 62480 for Le Portel.
Notable people
Notable people
• Alfred Desenclos, composer, was born there. • Lucien Leduc, football player, was born there.
Twin towns
Twin towns
• Portel-des-Corbières, France • Stockelsdorf, Germany • Burkina Faso Kawara, Burkina Faso
Sport
Sport
The ESSM Le Portel is a French basketball club, based in Le Portel.
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- 1.Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020.
- 2.INSEE commune file
- 3.Talty (2012), pg. 146
- 4.Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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