Hinges, Pas-de-Calais
Hinges is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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 The town hall of Hinges | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Hinges 
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| Coordinates: 50°33′57″N 2°37′23″E | |
| 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 |
| Area 1 | 8.31 km2 (3.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 2,452 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (760/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (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. | |
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
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 1259 | 1320 | 1365 | 1542 | 1856 | 2003 | 2214 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
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.
External links
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- Official website of the commune (in French)
- The CWGC military cemetery
- The CWGC graves in the communal cemetery
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