Lottinghen

Lottinghen
Commune

The church of Lottinghen

Coat of arms
Lottinghen

Coordinates: 50°41′05″N 1°56′00″E / 50.6847°N 1.9333°E / 50.6847; 1.9333Coordinates: 50°41′05″N 1°56′00″E / 50.6847°N 1.9333°E / 50.6847; 1.9333
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton Desvres
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Pays de la Faïence de Desvres
Government
  Mayor (20082014) André Leleu
Area1 10.11 km2 (3.90 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 506
  Density 50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 62530 /62240
Elevation 68–211 m (223–692 ft)
(avg. 163 m or 535 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.

Lottinghen is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Lottinghen is situated about 14 mi east of Boulogne, at the junction of the D204 and D254 roads.

Population

Population history
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
511 531 527 436 457 464 506
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

History

On March 13, 1944, the Ninth Air Force attacked a "V-weapon" site at Lottinghen.

Places of interest

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