Lozinghem

Lozinghem
Lozinghem
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  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-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Auchel
Intercommunality	Artois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jacques Laden
Area1	2.15 km2 (0.83 sq mi)
Population (2206)2	1,161
• 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

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

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lozinghem.

• Lozinghem on the Quid website (French)