Balinghem
Balinghem | ||
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Commune | ||
The town hall and school of Balinghem | ||
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Balinghem Location within Hauts-de-France region Balinghem | ||
Coordinates: 50°51′43″N 1°56′33″E / 50.8619°N 1.9425°ECoordinates: 50°51′43″N 1°56′33″E / 50.8619°N 1.9425°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
Arrondissement | Calais | |
Canton | Calais-2 | |
Intercommunality | CC Pays d'Opale | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Jean-Claude Vandenbergue | |
Area1 | 5.79 km2 (2.24 sq mi) | |
Population (2009)2 | 1,086 | |
• Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 62078 /62610 | |
Elevation |
2–37 m (6.6–121.4 ft) (avg. 8 m or 26 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. |
Balinghem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.
Geography
A village located 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Calais, on the D228 road.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1962 | 511 | — |
1968 | 525 | +2.7% |
1975 | 539 | +2.7% |
1982 | 530 | −1.7% |
1990 | 763 | +44.0% |
1999 | 829 | +8.7% |
2009 | 1,086 | +31.0% |
Sights
- The sixteenth-century church of the Nativité-de-Notre-Dame.
- The remains of a château where Henry VIII and Francis I of France met, at the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520.
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Balinghem. |
- A personal website of the area (in French)
- Official Regional Tourist Office website (in French)
- Balinghem on the Quid website (in French)
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