Bouvelinghem

Bouvelinghem
Coat of arms
Bouvelinghem
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Bouvelinghem
Coordinates: 50°44′03″N 2°01′58″E / 50.7342°N 2.0328°ECoordinates: 50°44′03″N 2°01′58″E / 50.7342°N 2.0328°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Lumbres
Intercommunality	Pays de Lumbres
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Dominique Sénécat
Area^1	6.28 km^2 (2.42 sq mi)
Population (2009)^2	234
• Density	37/km^2 (97/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62169 / 62380
Elevation	98–196 m (322–643 ft) (avg. 175 m or 574 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.

Bouvelinghem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France.

Geography

A village situated 10 miles (16 km) west of Saint-Omer, on the D208 road. It was completely destroyed by fire in 1876.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	127	—
1968	155	+22.0%
1975	179	+15.5%
1982	158	−11.7%
1990	162	+2.5%
1999	142	−12.3%
2009	234	+64.8%

Sights

• The church of the Assumption, dating from the early 20th century.
• The ruins of a chateau.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Bouvelinghem on the Quid website (French)