Radinghem

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Radinghem

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Radinghem
Coordinates: 50°32′52″N 2°07′09″E / 50.5478°N 2.1192°E / 50.5478; 2.1192Coordinates: 50°32′52″N 2°07′09″E / 50.5478°N 2.1192°E / 50.5478; 2.1192
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Montreuil
Canton Fruges
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Canton de Fruges et environs
Government
  Mayor Jonas Blocquel
Area
  Land1 4.93 km2 (1.90 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Population2 424
  Population2 Density 86/km2 (220/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62685 / 62310
Elevation 79–171 m (259–561 ft)
(avg. 103 m or 338 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.

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

Geography

Radinghem lies 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D157 road.

History

In the Second World War, the chateau grounds were the site of a V2 launchpad from 1944-45.

Population

Population history
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
139 166 151 149 197 221 424
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

  • The seventeenth-century château.
  • The church of St.Martin, dating from the seventeenth century.

References

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