Hondeghem

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Hondeghem
Hondegem
Coat of arms of Hondeghem
Hondeghem (France)
Hondeghem
region Hauts-de-France
Department North
Arrondissement Dunkerque
Canton Bailleul
Community association Flandre Intérieure
Coordinates 50 ° 45 ′  N , 2 ° 31 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 45 ′  N , 2 ° 31 ′  E
height 24-57 m
surface 12.6 km 2
Residents 951 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 75 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 59190
INSEE code 59308
Website http://www.mairie-hondeghem.fr/

Town Hall (Mairie) of Hondeghem

Hondeghem ( Flemish : Hondegem ) is a French town in Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France in the historic West Flemish -speaking region French Flanders . Hondeghem has 951 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), who are called Hondeghemois , and belongs to the canton of Bailleul (until 2015: canton of Hazebrouck-Nord ) in the arrondissement of Dunkerque .

location

Hondeghem is about 51 kilometers southeast of Calais and about 32 kilometers south-southeast of Dunkirk . Hondeghem is surrounded by the neighboring communities Oxelaëre in the north and north-west, Sainte-Marie-Cappel in the north, Saint-Sylvestre-Cappel in the north-east, Caëstre in the east, Hazebrouck in the south, Wallon-Cappel in the south-west, Staple in the west and Bavinchove in the north-west.

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
738 675 712 835 898 936 945 958
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Omer church from the 13th century
  • Hondeghem Castle
  • British military cemetery
Saint-Omer church

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 835-837.

Web links

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