Bayenghem-lès-Éperlecques

Bayenghem-lès-Éperlecques (French pronunciation: [bajɑ̃ɡɑ̃ lɛ.z‿epɛʁlɛk], literally Bayenghem near Éperlecques; West Flemish: Baaiengem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.^[3]

Bayenghem-lès-Éperlecques Baaiengem
Commune
The town hall of Bayenghem-lès-Éperlecques
Coat of arms
Location of Bayenghem-lès-Éperlecques
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Coordinates: 50°48′28″N 2°07′30″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Saint-Omer
Intercommunality	CA Pays de Saint-Omer
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Michel Bouhin[1]
Area 1	4.51 km2 (1.74 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,019
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62087 /62910
Elevation	12–92 m (39–302 ft) (avg. 55 m or 180 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The village is located some 13 km (8.1 mi) northwest of Saint-Omer, on the D221 road, close to the D943 and the A16 autoroute.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	418	—
1975	392	−0.91%
1982	468	+2.56%
1990	637	+3.93%
1999	687	+0.84%
2009	927	+3.04%
2014	1,000	+1.53%
2020	1,010	+0.17%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

• The eighteenth century church of St. Wandrille.
• Traces of a motte-and-bailey castle.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department