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The Quartier Saint-Pierre is the heart of the old town of Saint-Pierre-lès-Calais ( vls, Sint-Pieter), which was merged with the town of Calais in 1881.
It is centered on the church of St. Pierre, in front of which a market is held on Saturday mornings, and on the labor exchange.
The economy of the town of Saint-Pierre focused on the lace industry, that of Calais on its harbor and on fishing around Courghain.
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The Quartier Saint-Pierre is the heart of the old town of Saint-Pierre-lès-Calais ( vls, Sint-Pieter), which was merged with the town of Calais in 1881.
It is centered on the church of St. Pierre, in front of which a market is held on Saturday mornings, and on the labor exchange.
The economy of the town of Saint-Pierre focused on the lace industry, that of Calais on its harbor and on fishing around Courghain.
The Gare de Calais-Ville
Calais-Ville station (French: ''Gare de Calais-Ville)'' is a railway station in the city centre of Calais, France.
History
Gare de Ville opened in 1849, replacing the temporary St. Pierre station which had opened in 1846 and subsequently became ...
was originally the station of Saint-Pierre-lès-Calais, opened in 1848 by the Chemin de Fer du Nord The Chemins de fer du Nord''French locomotive built in 1846''
, 40 years before the union of Calais with Saint-Pierre. The bridge over the railway marks the boundary between the two ancient cities, and even today marks the boundary between the old industrial city and the port city.
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Calais
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