Eringhem
Eringhem Eringem | ||
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Location of Eringhem in the arrondissement of Dunkirk | ||
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Eringhem | ||
Location within Hauts-de-France region Eringhem | ||
Coordinates: 50°53′49″N 2°20′39″E / 50.8969°N 2.3442°ECoordinates: 50°53′49″N 2°20′39″E / 50.8969°N 2.3442°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Nord | |
Arrondissement | Dunkerque | |
Canton | Bergues | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Bernardin Crépin | |
Area1 | 11.53 km2 (4.45 sq mi) | |
Population (1999)2 | 419 | |
• Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 59200 / 59470 | |
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. |
Eringhem (from Dutch; Eringem in modern Dutch) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is located about half way between Dunkirk and Saint-Omer.
Its churchyard contains the graves of several Royal Air Force men, including Sir Arnold Wilson, who were killed in action in May 1940.
Heraldry
The arms of Eringhem are blazoned : Gyronny of 10 Or and azure, an inescutcheon gules. (Eringhem and Faumont use the same arms.) |
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