Boulogne-sur-Mer (English spelling)

Japanese: ブーローニュ・シュル・メール(英語表記)Boulogne‐sur‐Mer
Boulogne-sur-Mer (English spelling)
A seaport city in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. Population 44,000 (1990). Facing the Straits of Dover, it is the fishing port with the largest catch volume in France, and the seafood processing industry is also thriving. As a passenger port, it is second only to Calais, and is connected to the United Kingdom on the opposite shore by hovercraft. The metropolitan area has a population of about 100,000, and is home to industries such as steel. The uptown area, which escaped damage during World War II, is home to the 13th century city walls and the 19th century Notre Dame Cathedral.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
フランス北部,パ・ド・カレー県の海港都市。人口4万4000(1990)。ドーバー海峡に臨み,漁港としてはフランス第1の水揚量で水産加工業も盛ん。旅客港としてはカレーに次いでフランス第2で,対岸のイギリスとはホバークラフトの便で結ばれている。都市圏人口は約10万人で鉄鋼業などの工業も立地している。第2次世界大戦中の戦災を免れた山の手地区には,13世紀の城壁や19世紀に建立されたノートル・ダム聖堂などが残っている。

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