Bonningues-lès-Calais

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

Bonningues-lès-Calais Boninge
Commune
The church of Bonningues-lès-Calais
Coat of arms
Location of Bonningues-lès-Calais
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Coordinates: 50°53′28″N 1°46′32″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Canton	Calais-1
Intercommunality	CA Grand Calais Terres et Mers
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacques Merlen[1]
Area 1	8.49 km2 (3.28 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	598
• Density	70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62156 /62340
Elevation	22–131 m (72–430 ft) (avg. 82 m or 269 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 farming village located 5 miles (10 km) southwest of Calais, on the D243 road near to junction 39 of the A16 autoroute.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	290	—
1975	341	+2.34%
1982	394	+2.09%
1990	411	+0.53%
1999	570	+3.70%
2009	637	+1.12%
2014	615	−0.70%
2020	572	−1.20%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

• The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department