Bayenghem-lès-Éperlecques

Bayenghem-lès-Éperlecques
Bayenghem-lès-Éperlecques
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Bayenghem-lès-Éperlecques
Coordinates: 50°48′28″N 2°07′30″E / 50.8078°N 2.1250°ECoordinates: 50°48′28″N 2°07′30″E / 50.8078°N 2.1250°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Ardres
Intercommunality	Région d'Ardres et de la Vallée de la Hem
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Michel Bouhin
Area^1	4.51 km^2 (1.74 sq mi)
Population (2009)^2	927
• Density	210/km^2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62087 / 62910
Elevation	12–92 m (39–302 ft) (avg. 55 m or 180 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.

Bayenghem-lès-Éperlecques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

Geography

The village is located some 13 km (8.1 mi) northwest of Saint-Omer, on the D221 road, close to the D943 and the A16 autoroute.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	415	—
1968	418	+0.7%
1975	392	−6.2%
1982	468	+19.4%
1990	637	+36.1%
1999	687	+7.8%
2009	927	+34.9%

Sights

• The eighteenth century church of St. Wandrille.
• Traces of a motte-and-bailey castle.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Official Regional Tourist Office website (French)
• Bayenghem-lès-Éperlecques on the Quid website (French)