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Calais, with 74 thousand residents,1 is along the coast of the Pas de Calais (Strait of Dover), in Pas de Calais Department, Nord-Pas de Calais (North-Strait of Dover) Region, France. The 20th century Hôtel de Ville (city hall) is the tallest local building2 and its belfry is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site honoring belfries of France and België/ Belgique (Belgium).
1. Figure for 2010 in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_communes_in_France_with_over_20,000_inhabitants, accessed 2/9/2015.
2. Emporis.com, accessed 6/30/2015.