Radinghem

Radinghem
Coat of arms
Radinghem
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Radinghem
Coordinates: 50°32′52″N 2°07′09″E / 50.5478°N 2.1192°ECoordinates: 50°32′52″N 2°07′09″E / 50.5478°N 2.1192°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Fruges
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Canton de Fruges et environs
Government
• Mayor	Jonas Blocquel
Area^1	4.93 km^2 (1.90 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	424
• Density	86/km^2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62685 / 62310
Elevation	79–171 m (259–561 ft) (avg. 103 m or 338 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.

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

Geography

Radinghem lies 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D157 road.

History

In the Second World War, the chateau grounds were the site of a V2 launchpad from 1944-45.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
139	166	151	149	197	221	424
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The seventeenth-century château.
• The church of St. Martin, dating from the seventeenth century.

References

• INSEE commune file