Enguinegatte (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ɡinɡat]; West Flemish: Ingwinegate; Picard: Inguin’gatte or Guin’gatte) is a town and former commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2][3]
Enguinegatte
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Part of Enquin-lez-Guinegatte | |
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Location of Enguinegatte  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°36′32″N 2°16′19″E / 50.6089°N 2.2719°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Fruges |
| Commune | Enquin-lez-Guinegatte |
Area 1 | 8.92 km2 (3.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 444 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 62145 |
| Elevation | 51–132 m (167–433 ft) (avg. 92 m or 302 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The commune merged with Enquin-les-Mines on 1 January 2017 to form the new commune of Enquin-lez-Guinegatte.[4] Its population was 444 in 2019.[1]
Geography
editEnguinegatte is a farming village situated 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, at the D77 and D158E2 crossroads.
Population
edit| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 340 | 381 | 367 | 354 | 388 | 365 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | ||||||
History
editKnown as Guinegate in medieval times, it is the site of several late 15th and early 16th century battles. The first was the Battle of Guinegate, the later and more famous, the Battle of the Spurs, in 1513.
The village was largely destroyed in the Second World War.
Places of interest
edit- The church of St.Jacques, dating from the eighteenth century.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Enguinegatte, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Commune déléguée d'Enguinegatte, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 30 June 2016 (in French)
External links
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