Heuringhem
| Heuringhem | |
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  Heuringhem | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Heuringhem | |
| Coordinates: 50°41′44″N 2°17′00″E / 50.6956°N 2.2833°ECoordinates: 50°41′44″N 2°17′00″E / 50.6956°N 2.2833°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Aire-sur-la-Lys |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Morinie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean-Paul Lefait |
| Area1 | 5.79 km2 (2.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 1,374 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62452 / 62575 |
| Elevation |
25–84 m (82–276 ft) (avg. 35 m or 115 ft) |
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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. | |
Heuringhem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Heuringhem is twinned with Sandhurst, Kent.
Geography
A village situated 4 miles (6 km) south of Saint-Omer, at the D195 and D477 crossroads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 544 | 588 | 660 | 924 | 1212 | 1287 | 1374 |
| 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.Riquier, dating from the seventeenth century.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Heuringhem. |
- Heuringhem on the Insee website (French)
- Heuringhem on the Quid website (French)
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