Bainghen

Bainghen (French pronunciation: [bɛ̃ɡɑ̃]; Dutch: Baiengem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Bainghen
Commune
The church of Bainghen
Coat of arms
Location of Bainghen
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Coordinates: 50°45′08″N 1°54′28″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Canton	Calais-2
Intercommunality	CC Pays d'Opale
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Terlutte[1]
Area 1	6.69 km2 (2.58 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	214
• Density	32.0/km2 (82.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62076 /62850
Elevation	77–202 m (253–663 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A small farming commune, some 14 miles (23 km) east of Boulogne, at the junction of the D206 and the D206e roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	135	—
1975	130	−0.54%
1982	122	−0.90%
1990	135	+1.27%
1999	126	−0.76%
2009	181	+3.69%
2014	217	+3.69%
2020	217	+0.00%
Source: INSEE[4]

Transport

The Chemin de fer de Boulogne à Bonningues (CF de BB) opened a station at Bainghen on 22 April 1900.^[5] Passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1935.^[6] They were reinstated in November 1942.^[7] The CF de BB closed in 1948.^[8]

Sights

• The ruins of a feudal chateau.
• The church of St. Martin, dating from the eighteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department