Mazinghem

Mazinghem
Commune
The town hall of Mazinghem

Coat of arms
Mazinghem
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Mazinghem
Coordinates: 50°36′14″N 2°24′20″E / 50.6039°N 2.4056°E / 50.6039; 2.4056Coordinates: 50°36′14″N 2°24′20″E / 50.6039°N 2.4056°E / 50.6039; 2.4056
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Béthune
Canton Aire-sur-la-Lys
Intercommunality CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Jacques Martel
Area1 5.19 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 399
 • Density 77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62564 /62120
Elevation 19–57 m (62–187 ft)
(avg. 29 m or 95 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.

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

Geography

Mazinghem is situated some 12 miles (19.3 km) northwest of Béthune and 33 miles (53.1 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D943 and D186 roads.

Population

Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
251286298325321337399
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

  • The church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation, dating from the twelfth century.
  • Some remains of a medieval chateau.
  • The eighteenth-century chateau.

See also

References


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