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