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Calais-Nord, Calais — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Calais-Nord carries the monuments of Calais: the Tour du Guet, the Église Notre-Dame de Calais and The Burghers of Calais.
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Where to stay in Calais-Nord
Where the beds are, and what that means for the visit.
Monuments crowd this quarter. A bed in Calais-Nord puts the Tour du Guet, the Église Notre-Dame de Calais and the Town hall of Calais within one walk, and the Calais lace museum and the Musée des beaux-arts de Calais on the same short list. The Citadelle de Calais and Fort Risban hold the fortified end.
Football answers to the Stade de l'Épopée.
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Tour du Guet
The Tour du Guet and the Église Notre-Dame de Calais, with the cistern recorded under the church, put two of the listed monuments of Calais-Nord within a few streets of one another.Find hotels in Tour du GuetRooms facing the Town hall of Calais and The Burghers of CalaisTown hall square
The Town hall of Calais and The Burghers of Calais are the two names most arrivals in Calais-Nord come for, and the Louis XVIII column belongs to the same monument roll.Find hotels in Town hall squareWalks taking in the Citadelle de Calais and Fort RisbanCitadelle and Fort Risban
The Citadelle de Calais and Fort Risban are the fortified pair of Calais-Nord, and the Calais Lighthouse and the Monument des sauveteurs stand on the same water-facing side.Find hotels in Citadelle and Fort RisbanFixtures at the Stade de l'Épopée and the stade Julien-DenisÉpopée ground
The Stade de l'Épopée and the stade Julien-Denis carry the sporting side of Calais-Nord, which makes this the corner to book around a match rather than around the museums.Find hotels in Épopée groundHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around Calais
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Museums & Galleries
3- Calais lace museum
- Musée des beaux-arts de Calais
- musée de la Guerre de Calais
Churches & Religious Sites
3- Église Notre-Dame de Calais Heritage
- Église Saint-Pierre de Calais
- Église du Sacré-Cœur de Calais
Castles & Historic Sites
1- Monument des sauveteurs
Stadiums & Sports
2- Stade de l'Épopée
- stade Julien-Denis
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About Calais-Nord
What are the main landmarks in Calais-Nord?
Stone and sculpture, mostly. The Tour du Guet, the Citadelle de Calais and Fort Risban cover the defensive record, while the Town hall of Calais, the Louis XVIII column and The Burghers of Calais carry the civic one. Museums run to three: the Calais lace museum, the Musée des beaux-arts de Calais and the musée de la Guerre de Calais.
Churches are more numerous, from the Église Notre-Dame de Calais and its cistern to the Église Saint-Pierre de Calais and the Église du Sacré-Cœur de Calais. The Calais Lighthouse and the Monument des sauveteurs finish the water-facing group.
What is the history of Calais-Nord?
A canton once carried this name. Calais-Nord-Ouest was a canton of the Pas-de-Calais, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, and the French canton reorganisation that took effect in March 2015 disbanded it, sending its 9 communes into the canton of Calais-1. The église Saint-Martin de Sangatte, the Église Saint-Maxime d'Escalles, the Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité de Peuplingues, the église Saint-Pierre de Bonningues-lès-Calais and the Moulin à vent de Coquelles still carry those commune names.
Where is Calais-Nord?
Calais-Nord belongs to the Pas-de-Calais, in northern France, with the Calais Lighthouse and Fort Risban among the addresses along its edge.
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What is the best area to stay in Calais-Nord?
Tour du Guet: First mornings at the Tour du Guet and the Église Notre-Dame de Calais. Town hall square: Rooms facing the Town hall of Calais and The Burghers of Calais. Citadelle and Fort Risban: Walks taking in the Citadelle de Calais and Fort Risban. Épopée ground: Fixtures at the Stade de l'Épopée and the stade Julien-Denis.
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Updated October 2026