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Pas-de-Calais

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Pas-de-Calais

Summary

Pas-de-Calais is a department of France[1]. Pas-de-Calais has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Pas-de-Calais is located in Hauts-de-France[3].
  • Pas-de-Calais is in the country of France[4].
  • Pas-de-Calais's head of government is recorded as Michel Dagbert[5].
  • Pas-de-Calais's instance of is recorded as department of France[6].
  • Pas-de-Calais's capital is recorded as Arras[7].
  • Pas-de-Calais's shares border with is recorded as Somme[8].
  • Pas-de-Calais's shares border with is recorded as Nord[9].
  • Strait of Dover is named after Pas-de-Calais[10].
  • Pas-de-Calais's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Arras[11].
  • Pas-de-Calais's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Béthune[12].
  • Pas-de-Calais's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer[13].
  • Pas-de-Calais's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Calais[14].
  • Pas-de-Calais's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Lens[15].
  • Pas-de-Calais's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Montreuil[16].
  • Pas-de-Calais's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Saint-Omer[17].
  • Pas-de-Calais's legislative body is recorded as departmental council of Pas-de-Calais[18].
  • Pas-de-Calais's Commons category is recorded as Pas-de-Calais[19].
  • Pas-de-Calais's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[20].
  • Pas-de-Calais's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[21].
  • March 4, 1790 marks the founding of Pas-de-Calais[22].
  • Pas-de-Calais's highest point is recorded as Relais de Bullescamps[23].
  • Pas-de-Calais's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.95, 'lon': 1.85}[24].
  • Pas-de-Calais's official website is recorded as http://www.pas-de-calais.pref.gouv.fr/[25].
  • Pas-de-Calais's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pas-de-Calais[26].
  • Pas-de-Calais's Commons gallery is recorded as Pas-de-Calais[27].

Body

Founding

March 4, 1790 marks the founding of Pas-de-Calais[22].

Identity

Pas-de-Calais's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Pas-de-Calais'}[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Pas-de-Calais include Nord-Pas-de-Calais[29], a historical region[30], in France[31], founded in 1960[32].

Why It Matters

Pas-de-Calais has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Pas-de-Calais is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for Pas-de-Calais include Nord-Pas-de-Calais[29], a historical region[30], in France[31], founded in 1960[32].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Located in time zone → UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
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