Bonningues-lès-Ardres

Bonningues-lès-Ardres (French pronunciation: [bɔnɛ̃ɡ lɛ.z‿aʁdʁ], literally Bonningues near Ardres; West Flemish: Boninge) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.^[3]

Bonningues-lès-Ardres Boninge
Commune
The town hall of Bonningues-lès-Ardres
Coat of arms
Location of Bonningues-lès-Ardres
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Coordinates: 50°47′37″N 2°00′56″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Lumbres
Intercommunality	Pays de Lumbres
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Franque[1]
Area 1	10.6 km2 (4.1 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	620
• Density	58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62155 /62890
Elevation	34–184 m (112–604 ft) (avg. 43 m or 141 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 situated 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, on theD217 road.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	451	—
1975	401	−1.66%
1982	457	+1.89%
1990	443	−0.39%
1999	509	+1.56%
2009	651	+2.49%
2014	672	+0.64%
2020	635	−0.94%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

• The church of St. Leger, dating from the sixteenth century.

Transport

The Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais (CF AC) opened a railway station at Bonningues-lès-Ardres in 1881.^[5] In 1900, the Chemin de fer de Boulogne à Bonningues (CF BB) opened.^[6] The CF BB closed in 1948,^[7] the CF AC closed in 1955.^[8]

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department