Balinghem

Balinghem (French pronunciation: [balɛ̃ɡɑ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.^[3]

Balinghem
Commune
The town hall and school of Balinghem
Coat of arms
Location of Balinghem
Balinghem Show map of France Balinghem Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°51′43″N 1°56′33″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)	Jean-Claude Vandenbergue[1]
Area 1	5.79 km2 (2.24 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,225
• Density	210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62078 /62610
Elevation	2–37 m (6.6–121.4 ft) (avg. 8 m or 26 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 village located 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Calais, on the D228 road.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	525	—
1975	539	+0.38%
1982	530	−0.24%
1990	763	+4.66%
1999	829	+0.93%
2009	1,086	+2.74%
2014	1,185	+1.76%
2020	1,225	+0.55%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

• 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.

Transport

The Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais opened a railway station at Guînes in 1881.^[5] The railway was closed in 1955.^[6]

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department