Hermelinghen

Hermelinghen
Hermelinghen
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Hermelinghen
Coordinates: 50°48′10″N 1°51′40″E / 50.8028°N 1.8611°ECoordinates: 50°48′10″N 1°51′40″E / 50.8028°N 1.8611°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Canton	Guînes
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes des Trois Pays
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Christophe Dupont
Area^1	6.43 km^2 (2.48 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	311
• Density	48/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62439 / 62132
Elevation	95–185 m (312–607 ft) (avg. 118 m or 387 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.

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

Geography

A small farming village located 13 miles (19 km) south of Calais, on the D191 road. It is the source of the Slack River.

Population

Historical population of Hermelinghen

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	208	211	217	263	288	289	311
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. Agathe, dating from the eighteenth century.
• The ruins of an ancient castle.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Hermelinghen on the Insee website (French)
• Hermelinghen on the Quid website (French)