Inghem (French pronunciation: [ɛ̃ɡɛm]; Picard: Inghin) is a former commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2] On 1 September 2016, it was merged into the new commune Bellinghem,[3] of which it became a delegated commune.[4]
Inghem | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Inghem  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°40′05″N 2°14′41″E / 50.6681°N 2.2447°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Fruges |
| Commune | Bellinghem |
| Area 1 | 3.19 km2 (1.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 530 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 62129 |
| Elevation | 42–95 m (138–312 ft) (avg. 64 m or 210 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
A village situated 6 miles (9 km) south of Saint-Omer, at the D198 and D201 crossroads. A junction with the A26 autoroute is less than a mile away.
Population edit
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 243 | 243 | 254 | 268 | 296 | 302 | 360 | 522 |
| 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 edit
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the eighteenth century.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Inghem, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 31 May 2016 (in French)
- ^ Commune d'Inghem (62471), commune déléguée, INSEE
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