Hinges, Pas-de-Calais

Hinges
Hinges
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Hinges
Coordinates: 50°33′57″N 2°37′23″E / 50.5658°N 2.6231°ECoordinates: 50°33′57″N 2°37′23″E / 50.5658°N 2.6231°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Béthune-Est
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	André Delory
Area^1	8.31 km^2 (3.21 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	2,214
• Density	270/km^2 (690/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62454 / 62232
Elevation	16–47 m (52–154 ft) (avg. 44 m or 144 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.

Hinges is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A farming village, situated some 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Béthune at the junction of the D182 and the D180 roads. The Canal d’Aire flows around the north-eastern part of the commune.

Population

Historical population of Hinges, Pas-de-Calais

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	1259	1320	1365	1542	1856	2003	2214
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.Marguerite, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Official website of the commune (French)
• The CWGC military cemetery
• The CWGC graves in the communal cemetery
• Hinges on the Quid website (French)