Balinghem
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Balinghem (French pronunciation: [balɛ̃ɡɑ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.
01Geography
A village located 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Calais, on the D228 road.
02Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 525 | , |
| 1975 | 539 | +0.38% |
| 1982 | 530 | −0.24% |
| 1990 | 763 | +4.66% |
| 1999 | 829 | +0.93% |
| 2007 | 1,024 | +2.68% |
| 2012 | 1,169 | +2.68% |
| 2017 | 1,169 | +0.00% |
| 2023 | 1,220 | +0.71% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
03Sights
- The sixteenth-century church of the Nativité-de-Notre-Dame.
- A monument to the meeting of Henry VIII and Francis I of France at the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520.
04Transport
The Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais opened a railway station at Guînes in 1881. The railway was closed in 1955.
Sources and credits
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- Balinghem (Pas-de-Calais) mairie + école.JPG by Havang(nl), CC0
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