Echinghen

Echinghen (French pronunciation: [eʃɛ̃ɡɑ̃]; West Flemish: Essingem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France^[3] about 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Boulogne.

Echinghen Essingem
Commune
The centre of Echinghen
Coat of arms
Location of Echinghen
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Coordinates: 50°42′14″N 1°38′56″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton	Boulogne-sur-Mer-2
Intercommunality	CA du Boulonnais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacques Lannoy[1]
Area 1	5.84 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	377
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62281 /62360
Elevation	11–144 m (36–472 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	218	—
1975	212	−0.40%
1982	235	+1.48%
1990	284	+2.40%
1999	355	+2.51%
2007	374	+0.65%
2012	371	−0.16%
2017	390	+1.00%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department