Echinghen
| Echinghen | ||
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  Echinghen | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Echinghen | ||
| Coordinates: 50°42′14″N 1°38′56″E / 50.7039°N 1.6489°ECoordinates: 50°42′14″N 1°38′56″E / 50.7039°N 1.6489°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer | |
| Canton | Boulogne-sur-Mer-Sud | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jacques Lannoy | |
| Area1 | 5.84 km2 (2.25 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 355 | |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62281 / 62360 | |
| Elevation |
11–144 m (36–472 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Echinghen is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
A farming village, some 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D127 and the D127e4 roads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| Population | 215 | 218 | 212 | 235 | 284 | 355 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | ||||||
Places of interest
- The church of St. Martin, dating from the eleventh century.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Echinghen. |
- Echinghen on the Quid website (French)