Hinges, Pas-de-Calais

Hinges
Commune
The town hall of Hinges
Coat of arms
Hinges Location within Hauts-de-France region Hinges
Coordinates: 50°33′57″N 2°37′23″E / 50.5658°N 2.6231°E / 50.5658; 2.6231Coordinates: 50°33′57″N 2°37′23″E / 50.5658°N 2.6231°E / 50.5658; 2.6231
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Beuvry
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	André Delory
Area1	8.31 km2 (3.21 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	2,214
• Density	270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62454 /62232
Elevation	16–47 m (52–154 ft) (avg. 44 m or 144 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.

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

Geography

A farming village, situated some 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Béthune at the junction of the D182 and the D180 roads. The Canal d’Aire flows around the north-eastern part of the commune.

Population

Places of interest

• The church of St.Marguerite, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hinges (Pas-de-Calais).

• Official website of the commune (in French)
• The CWGC military cemetery
• The CWGC graves in the communal cemetery
• Hinges on the Quid website (in French)