Eringhem

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Coordinates: 50°53′49″N 2°20′39″E / 50.8969444444, 2.34416666667

Commune of Eringhem

Location
Eringhem (France)
Eringhem
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Nord
Arrondissement Dunkerque
Canton Bergues
Mayor Bernardin Crépin
Statistics
Elevation 9 m (avg.)
Land area¹ 11.53 km²
Population²
(1999)
419
 - Density 36/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 59200/ 59470
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Eringhem (Eringem in Dutch) is a small village and commune in northeastern France, situated in the département of Nord, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais région. It is located about half way between Dunkirk and Saint-Omer.

Location of Eringhem within the arrondissement of Dunkerque
Location of Eringhem within the arrondissement of Dunkerque

Its churchyard contains the graves of several Royal Air Force men, including Sir Arnold Wilson, who were killed in action in May 1940.