Hinges
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region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
Arrondissement | Bethune | |
Canton | Beuvry | |
Community association | Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys novels | |
Coordinates | 50 ° 34 ′ N , 2 ° 37 ′ E | |
height | 16-47 m | |
surface | 8.31 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,452 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 295 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 62232 | |
INSEE code | 62454 | |
Website | http://www.mairie-hinges.fr/ | |
Hinges Town Hall |
Hinges is a French commune with a population of 2,452 (as at 1st January 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . Hinges belongs to the arrondissement of Béthune and since 2015 to the canton of Beuvry (until 2015: canton of Béthune-Est ). The municipality is a member of the Béthune-Bruay municipal association , Artois-Lys Romane .
geography
Hinges is in the Artois . The Canal d'Aire runs through the municipality . Hinges is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Calonne-sur-la-Lys in the north, Lestrem in the northeast, Locon in the east, Annezin in the south and southeast, Vendin-lès-Béthune in the south and southwest, Gonnehem in the west and Mont-Bernanchon in the northwest.
history
The Le Paradis massacre took place in April 1940 on the northeastern border of the municipality.
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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1,259 | 1,320 | 1,365 | 1,542 | 1,856 | 2.003 | 2.154 | 2,291 |
Attractions
- Sainte-Marguerite Church, rebuilt after the First World War
- two British military cemeteries in Hinges and the village of Le Vertannoy
Personalities
- Philippe Debureau (* 1960), handball player