Boisdinghem
| Boisdinghem | ||
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  Boisdinghem | ||
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Location within Hauts-de-France region  Boisdinghem | ||
| Coordinates: 50°44′58″N 2°05′41″E / 50.7494°N 2.0947°E / 50.7494; 2.0947Coordinates: 50°44′58″N 2°05′41″E / 50.7494°N 2.0947°E / 50.7494; 2.0947 | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer | |
| Canton | Lumbres | |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Lumbres | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Lheureux | |
| Area1 | 3.13 km2 (1.21 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 226 | |
| • Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62149 / 62500 | |
| Elevation |
104–167 m (341–548 ft) (avg. 166 m or 545 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Boisdinghem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.
Geography
A small village situated 5 miles (8 km) west of Saint-Omer, on theD206 road.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 131 | — |
| 1968 | 149 | +13.7% |
| 1975 | 141 | −5.4% |
| 1982 | 158 | +12.1% |
| 1990 | 176 | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 191 | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 226 | +18.3% |
Sights
- The church of St. Omer, dating from the seventeenth century
Notable residents
- Alphonse Pinart (1852-1911), explorer, philologist, and ethnographer
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Boisdinghem. |
- Boisdinghem on the Quid website (French)
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