Bainghen

Bainghen
Commune
The church of Bainghen

Coat of arms
Bainghen
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Bainghen
Coordinates: 50°45′08″N 1°54′28″E / 50.7522°N 1.9078°E / 50.7522; 1.9078Coordinates: 50°45′08″N 1°54′28″E / 50.7522°N 1.9078°E / 50.7522; 1.9078
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Calais
Canton Calais-2
Intercommunality CC Pays d'Opale
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Thierry Terlutte
Area1 6.69 km2 (2.58 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 181
 • Density 27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62076 /62850
Elevation 77–202 m (253–663 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bainghen is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

A small farming commune, some 14 miles (23 km) east of Boulogne, at the junction of the D206 and the D206e roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962112—    
1968135+20.5%
1975130−3.7%
1982122−6.2%
1990135+10.7%
1999126−6.7%
2009181+43.7%

Sights

  • The ruins of a feudal chateau.
  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the eighteenth century.

See also

References


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