Map of Calais, France

Calais is a city in Hauts-de-France, France, with a population of about 74,433. It lies at 50.9519°N, 1.8563°E. Calais is about 236 km (147 mi) north of Paris, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Boulogne-sur-Mer, 30 km to the southwest.

Calais at a glance

Where is Calais?

• The 5th largest city in Hauts-de-France on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 55 min on the shortest day to 16 h 32 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Calais

• Boulogne-sur-Mer — 30 km southwest
• Dunkerque — 38 km east
• Dover — 43 km northwest, United Kingdom
• Folkestone — 50 km west, United Kingdom
• Ramsgate — 52 km northwest, United Kingdom
• Saint Peters — 55 km northwest, United Kingdom
• Margate — 58 km northwest, United Kingdom
• Canterbury — 65 km northwest, United Kingdom
• Ashford — 72 km west, United Kingdom
• Ieper — 73 km east, Belgium

Largest cities in Hauts-de-France

• Lille — 238,695
• Amiens — 143,086
• Roubaix — 99,507
• Dunkerque — 86,263
• Villeneuve-d'Ascq — 62,400
• Saint-Quentin — 55,407
• Beauvais — 53,393
• Arras — 47,052
• Boulogne-sur-Mer — 47,013
• Douai — 46,531

Largest cities in France

• Paris — 2,138,551
• Marseille — 877,215
• Lyon — 520,774
• Toulouse — 511,684
• Nice — 342,669
• Nantes — 325,070
• Marne La Vallée — 318,325
• Strasbourg — 274,845
• Bordeaux — 265,328
• Montpellier — 248,252

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.