Lozinghem

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Lozinghem
Lozinghem
Coordinates: 50°31′06″N 2°30′03″E / 50.5183°N 2.5008°E / 50.5183; 2.5008Coordinates: 50°31′06″N 2°30′03″E / 50.5183°N 2.5008°E / 50.5183; 2.5008
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Béthune
Canton Auchel
Intercommunality Artois
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jacques Laden
Area
  Land1 2.15 km2 (0.83 sq mi)
Population (2206)
  Population2 1,161
  Population2 Density 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62532 / 62540
Elevation 38–99 m (125–325 ft)
(avg. 67 m or 220 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.

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

Geography

Lozinghem is situated some 7 miles (11.3 km) west of Béthune and 33 miles (53.1 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D188 and D183 roads.

Population

Population history
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
1121 1231 1169 1104 1055 1032 1161
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

  • A sixteenth century manorhouse.
  • A farmhouse dating from the seventeenth century.
  • The church of St. Riquier, built in 1866.
  • A chapel

See also

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