Conteville-lès-Boulogne (, literally ''Conteville
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Boulogne''; vls, ’s-Gravenhoeve) is a
commune
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in the
Pas-de-Calais department in the
Hauts-de-France region of
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INSEE commune file
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Geography
A farming and forestry village, some northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D234 and the D233 roads. The huge forest of Boulogne forms the southernmost borders of the commune.
Population
Places of interest
* The church of St. Marie-Madeleine, dating from the sixteenth century.
* The eighteenth century chapel of Saint-Hubert.
* The seventeenth century manorhouse
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de la Motte.
* Remains of an old castle.
See also
* Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
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