Bouvelinghem
Appearance
Bouvelinghem
Bovelingem | |
---|---|
Coordinates:50°44′03″N2°01′58″E/ 50.7342°N 2.0328°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
Canton | Lumbres |
Intercommunality | Pays de Lumbres |
Government | |
• Mayor(2020–2026) | Dominique Sénécat[1] |
Area 1 | 6.28 km2(2.42 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 251 |
• Density | 40/km2(100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62169/62380 |
Elevation | 98–196 m (322–643 ft) (avg. 175 m or 574 ft) |
1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bouvelinghem(French pronunciation:[buvlɛ̃ɡɑ̃];Picard:Bouvelinghin;West Flemish:Bovelingem) is acommunein thePas-de-Calaisdepartmentin theHauts-de-Franceregionin northernFrance.[3]
Geography
[edit]A village situated 10 miles (16 km) west ofSaint-Omer,on the D208 road. It was completely destroyed by fire in 1876.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1968 | 155 | — |
1975 | 179 | +2.08% |
1982 | 158 | −1.77% |
1990 | 162 | +0.31% |
1999 | 142 | −1.45% |
2009 | 234 | +5.12% |
2014 | 213 | −1.86% |
2020 | 246 | +2.43% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Sights
[edit]- The church of the Assumption, dating from the early 20th century.
- The ruins of a chateau.
Transport
[edit]TheChemin de fer d'Anvin à Calaisopened a railway station at Bouvelinghem in 1881.[5]The railway was closed in 1955.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires".data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises(in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^"Populations légales 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
- ^INSEE commune file
- ^Population en historique depuis 1968,INSEE
- ^Farebrother & Farebrother 2008,p. 31.
- ^Farebrother & Farebrother 2008,pp. 281–82.
Sources
[edit]- Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008).Tortillards of Artois.Usk: The Oakwood Press.ISBN978-0-85361-679-5.
Wikimedia Commons has media related toBouvelinghem.