Étaples
Fishing and leisure port on the Canche river in northern France's Pas-de-Calais, Étaples has a café and restaurant scene that punches above its size and sits close to the coast. The town drew a significant colony of French and foreign painters in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and holds the largest British military cemetery from the First World War, with thousands of graves. Local traditions include a scallop festival and a blessing of the sea, and the craft of northern French marine carpentry has been listed on France's national intangible cultural heritage inventory since 2022.
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- Population11,397
- Nearest water from center 0.6 km0.4 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 9.9 km6.2 mi
Nearest airports
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Étaples: quick answers
Where is Étaples?
Étaples is in Pas-de-Calais, France, about 23 km14 miles in a straight line from Boulogne-sur-Mer.
How do you get to Étaples?
The nearest airport is Le Touquet-Paris-Plage (LTQ), about 3 min away by road. The nearest train station is Étaples - Le Touquet, about 3 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Étaples?
The warmest month is August, averaging 18°C64°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 5°C41°F. The wettest month is December, with about 108 mm4.2 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Étaples?
OpenStreetMap lists 5 museums, 21 restaurants, 1 café and 3 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Étaples?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Hesdin, Ambleteuse and Saint-Martin-Boulogne.