Bazinghen (French pronunciation: [bazɛ̃ɡɑ̃]; Picard: Bazinghin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[3]
Bazinghen | |
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 The church of Bazinghen | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bazinghen  | |
  Bazinghen  Bazinghen | |
| Coordinates: 50°49′34″N 1°39′48″E / 50.8261°N 1.6633°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Desvres |
| Intercommunality | CC Terre des Deux Caps |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Franck Parenty[1] |
Area 1 | 13.2 km2 (5.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 403 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (79/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62089 /62250 |
| Elevation | 3–122 m (9.8–400.3 ft) (avg. 76 m or 249 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editA small farming commune, some 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D191 and the D191e roads.
History
editThe community's existence was first attested to in 877 AD, and was referred to as Basingahem.[4]
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 207 | — |
| 1975 | 210 | +0.21% |
| 1982 | 254 | +2.75% |
| 1990 | 298 | +2.02% |
| 1999 | 344 | +1.61% |
| 2007 | 418 | +2.47% |
| 2012 | 419 | +0.05% |
| 2017 | 393 | −1.27% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Sights
edit- The ruins of a watermill.
- The church of St. Eloi, dating from the eleventh century.
- A seventeenth century manorhouse at Colincthun.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Menche de Loisne, Auguste Charles Henri (1907). Dictionnaire topographique du département du Pas-de-Calais, comprenant les noms de lieu anciens et modernes (in French). Robarts - University of Toronto. Paris Impr. nationale. p. 34.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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