Le Portel
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Le Portel (Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Langx) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France[2] about Script error: No such module "convert". southwest of Boulogne town centre.
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.[3] 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.
Population
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Notable people
- Alfred Desenclos, composer, was born there.
- Lucien Leduc, football player, was born there.
Twin towns
- Template:Flagicon Portel-des-Corbières, France
- Template:Flagicon Stockelsdorf, Germany
- Template:Flagicon Kawara, Burkina Faso
Sport
The ESSM Le Portel is a French basketball club, based in Le Portel.
See also
References
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- ↑ Talty (2012), pg. 146
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Bibliography
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External links
- Official town website Template:In lang
- Official Tourist website of Le Portel Plage Template:In lang
- Official website: Tourism in Boulogne and in the Boulonnais region
- Association de Sauvegarde du Fort de l'Heurt et du Patrimoine Portelois Template:In lang
- Web site on the history of Le Portel Plage Template:In lang
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Le Portel Plage
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Statue of the Madonna
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The beach and in the distance, Fort de l'Heurt
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Town hall
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The fort de Couppes
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