Inghem
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| local community | Bellinghem | |
| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 40 ′ N , 2 ° 15 ′ E | |
| Post Code | 62129 | |
| Former INSEE code | 62471 | |
| Incorporation | September 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 Former town hall (Mairie) of Inghem |
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Inghem ( Dutch : Ingheim ) is a former French commune in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belonged to the arrondissement of Saint-Omer and the canton of Fruges (until 2015: canton of Aire-sur-la-Lys ). The inhabitants are called Inghemois .
With effect from September 1, 2016, it was merged with the former municipality of Herbelles to form Commune nouvelle Bellinghem . Inghem is a commune déléguée with 532 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) within the new municipality.
geography
Inghem is about 41 kilometers southeast of Calais . Inghem is surrounded by the neighboring villages of Helfaut in the north, Ecques in the east, Clarques in the south and south-east, Herbelles in the south-west and Pihem in the west and north-west.
The A26 autoroute leads through the surrounding area .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 | |
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| 243 | 243 | 254 | 268 | 296 | 302 | 355 | 431 | |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Notre-Dame church from 1769
- Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes chapel
- Calvaries
