Boulogne sur Mer AJ
The YH profits from an exceptional situation: 15 min from the Channel tunnel , 2H from Paris or London by TGV or Eurostar, between the port and the old town,10 min from the city-center near the SNCF train station, it offers comfort and quality ...
Boulogne-sur-Mer (Bonen in Flemish) is a city in northern France, in the Pas-de-Calais département of which it is a sous-préfecture. It is located by the English Channel. Population of the city (commune) at the 1999 census was 44,859 inhabitants, whereas the whole metropolitan area (aire urbaine) had 135,116 inhabitants.
The name Boulogne was recorded for the first time during the Roman Empire as Bononia, a derivative of the Celtic word bona (meaning "foundation", "settlement", "citadel"). This derivation is also found in the name of the Italian city of Bologna.
