Hermelinghen

Hermelinghen
Hermelinghen
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Hermelinghen
Coordinates: 50°48′10″N 1°51′40″E / 50.8028°N 1.8611°E / 50.8028; 1.8611Coordinates: 50°48′10″N 1°51′40″E / 50.8028°N 1.8611°E / 50.8028; 1.8611
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Canton	Guînes
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes des Trois Pays
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Christophe Dupont
Area¹	6.43 km² (2.48 sq mi)
Population (2006)²	311
• Density	48/km² (130/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62439 / 62132
Elevation	95–185 m (312–607 ft) (avg. 118 m or 387 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.

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

Geography

A small farming village located 13 miles (19 km) south of Calais, on the D191 road. It is the source of the Slack River.

Population

Historical population of Hermelinghen
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	208	211	217	263	288	289	311
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. Agathe, dating from the eighteenth century.
The ruins of an ancient castle.

References

INSEE commune file

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hermelinghen.

Hermelinghen on the Insee website (French)
Hermelinghen on the Quid website (French)

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

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