What is Calais?
{{Infobox French commune |name = Calais |native name = |commune status = [[Subprefectures in France|Subprefecture]] and [[Communes of France|commune]] |image = Zone portuaire calais phare.jpg |caption = Port of Calais |map caption =Location in Pas-de-Calais |image flag = Flag of Calais.svg |image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Calais (Pas-de-Calais).svg |arrondissement = [[Arrondissement of Calais|Calais]] |canton = [[Canton of Calais-1|Calais-1]], [[Canton of Calais-2|2]] and [[Canton of Calais-3|3]] |INSEE = 62193 |postal code = 62100 |mayor = [[Natacha Bouchart]] ([[Les Républicains|LP]]) |term = 2014–2020 |intercommunality = [[Communauté d'agglomération du Calaisis]] |coordinates = {{coord|50.9480555555556|1.8563888888889|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation m = |elevation min m = 0 |elevation max m = 18 |area km2 = 33.5 |population = 72589 |population date = 2012 |population_demonym = Calaisiens |timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]] ([[UTC+01]]) |website = [http://www.mairie-calais.fr Town]; [http://www.calais-port.com Port] }} '''Calais''' is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Pas-de-Calais]] [[Departments of France|department]] in north [[France]]. It is an important [[ferry]] [[port]] opposite [[Dover]]. The [[Channel Tunnel]] is also nearby. About 73,000 people live in Calais. {{France-geo-stub}} [[Category:Communes in Pas-de-Calais]] [[Category:Port cities and towns of the North Sea]] [[Category:Subprefectures in France]]