Bainghen

Bainghen
Coat of arms
Bainghen
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Bainghen
Coordinates: 50°45′08″N 1°54′28″E / 50.7522°N 1.9078°ECoordinates: 50°45′08″N 1°54′28″E / 50.7522°N 1.9078°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton	Desvres
Intercommunality	Trois Pays
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Thierry Terlutte
Area^1	6.69 km^2 (2.58 sq mi)
Population (2009)^2	181
• Density	27/km^2 (70/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62076 / 62850
Elevation	77–202 m (253–663 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 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.

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

Geography

A small farming commune, some 14 miles (23 km) east of Boulogne, at the junction of the D206 and the D206e roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	112	—
1968	135	+20.5%
1975	130	−3.7%
1982	122	−6.2%
1990	135	+10.7%
1999	126	−6.7%
2009	181	+43.7%

Sights

• The ruins of a feudal chateau.
• The church of St. Martin, dating from the eighteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Bainghen on the Quid website (French)