Reclinghem

Reclinghem
Commune
The town hall and school of Reclinghem
Coat of arms
Reclinghem Location within Hauts-de-France region Reclinghem
Coordinates: 50°34′26″N 2°10′37″E / 50.5739°N 2.1769°E / 50.5739; 2.1769Coordinates: 50°34′26″N 2°10′37″E / 50.5739°N 2.1769°E / 50.5739; 2.1769
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Fruges
Intercommunality	Pays de Saint-Omer
Government
• Mayor (2001)	Joël Rolin
Area1	6.05 km2 (2.34 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	171
• Density	28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62696 /62560
Elevation	54–176 m (177–577 ft) (avg. 87 m or 285 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.

Reclinghem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It was settled by the Viking Rikiwulf (the rich and powerful wolf) in the 9th century, who probably also settled nearby Richebourg and Rijkeghem in present Tielt, Belgium.

Geography

Reclinghem lies about 12 miles (19 km) south of Saint-Omer, on the D104 road, by the banks of the river Lys.

Population

Places of interest

• The eighteenth century church of St.Firmin.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Reclinghem.

• Reclinghem on the Quid website (in French)