Coquelles | |
Native Name: | Kalkwelle |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason Coquelles.svg |
Arrondissement: | Calais |
Canton: | Calais-1 |
Insee: | 62239 |
Postal Code: | 62231 |
Mayor: | Michel Hamy[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CA Grand Calais Terres et Mers |
Coordinates: | 50.935°N 1.8°W |
Elevation M: | 49 |
Elevation Min M: | 0 |
Elevation Max M: | 53 |
Area Km2: | 8.77 |
Coquelles (in French pronounced as /kɔkɛl/; Kalkwelle|lang) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department near Calais in northern France.
The town comprises a shopping centre, hotels and farm in Vieille Coquelles (old Coquelles), part of the L'Européenne autoroute (A16) and the Channel Tunnel terminal.
The Eurotunnel Calais Terminal is located in Coquelles off the A16, exit 42. This is the terminus of shuttle services from the UK, as well as the terminus of the LGV Nord, whereby Eurostar services can travel into the Channel Tunnel.