Pihem

Pihem
Coat of arms
Pihem
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Pihem
Coordinates: 50°41′02″N 2°12′50″E / 50.6839°N 2.2139°ECoordinates: 50°41′02″N 2°12′50″E / 50.6839°N 2.2139°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Lumbres
Intercommunality	Pays de Lumbres
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	André Delobel
Area^1	7.13 km^2 (2.75 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	976
• Density	140/km^2 (350/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62656 / 62570
Elevation	70–134 m (230–440 ft) (avg. 51 m or 167 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.

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

Geography

Pihem lies about 5 miles (8 km) south of Saint-Omer, on the D195 road.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
519	532	515	616	802	893	976
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The church of St.Pierre, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The remains of a château.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• A Pihem village website (French)
• Pihem on the Quid website (French)