Place details
Place nameBoulogne
Other namesBoulogne-sur-Mer, Bonen, Bononia, Gesoriacum, Gessoriacum, Gesoriacum Bononia, Bolonia
CountryFrance
Latitude50.717
Longitude1.617
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Destroyed and inhabitants massacred by Normans in 882; the prize in disputes between Flanders and Ponthieu; held by England 1544-1550; destroyed by Emperor Charles V; site where Napoleon's army prepared for attack on England in 1805.