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The first document mentioning the existence of this community is the town charter granted by Mathieu d ' Alsace in 1181 to Gerard de Guelders, Count of Boulogne ; Calais became part of the county of Boulogne.

In 1189, Richard the Lionheart is documented to have landed at Calais on his journey to the Third Crusade.