The Quartier Saint-Pierre is the heart of the old town of Saint-Pierre-lès-Calais (), which was merged with the town of
Calais
Calais ( , , traditionally , ) is a French port city in the Pas-de-Calais department, of which it is a subprefecture. Calais is the largest city in Pas-de-Calais. The population of the city proper is 67,544; that of the urban area is 144,6 ...
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 was originally the station of Saint-Pierre-lès-Calais, opened in 1848 by the
, 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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