Balinghem
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Balinghem
|commune status = Commune
|image = Balinghem (Pas-de-Calais) mairie + école.JPG
|caption = The town hall and school of Balinghem
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Balinghem (Pas-de-Calais).svg
|arrondissement = Calais
|canton = Calais-2
|INSEE = 62078
|postal code = 62610
|mayor = Jean-Claude Vandenbergue{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CC Pays d'Opale
|coordinates = {{coord|50.8619|1.9425|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 8
|elevation min m = 2
|elevation max m = 37
|area km2 = 5.79
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Balinghem ({{IPA|fr|balɛ̃ɡɑ̃}}) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/62078-balinghem INSEE commune file]
Geography
A village located 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Calais, on the D228 road.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-62078#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |525
|1975 |539
|1982 |530
|1990 |763
|1999 |829
|2009 |1086
|2014 |1185
|2020 |1225
}}
Sights
- The sixteenth-century church of the Nativité-de-Notre-Dame.
- A monument to the meeting of Henry VIII and Francis I of France at the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520.
Transport
The Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais opened a railway station at Guînes in 1881.{{sfn|Farebrother |Farebrother |2008 |p=31}} The railway was closed in 1955.{{sfn|Farebrother |Farebrother |2008 |pp=281-82}}
See also
References
{{reflist}}
=Sources=
- {{cite book | first1 =Martin J B | last1 =Farebrother |last2=Farebrother | first2 =Joan S | year =2008 | title =Tortillards of Artois | publisher =The Oakwood Press | location =Usk | isbn =978-0-85361-679-5 }}
External links
{{Commons category|Balinghem}}
- [http://lieuxdits-balinghem.chez-alice.fr A personal website of the area] {{in lang|fr}}
- [https://www.paysdopale-tourisme.fr Official Regional Tourist Office website] {{in lang|fr}}
{{Pas-de-Calais communes}}
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Category:Communes of Pas-de-Calais
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