Ledringhem
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque | |
| Canton | Wormhout | |
| Community association | Hauts de Flandre | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 51 ′ N , 2 ° 26 ′ E | |
| height | 11-26 m | |
| surface | 7.01 km 2 | |
| Residents | 661 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 94 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59470 | |
| INSEE code | 59338 | |
Ledringhem ( Dutch Ledringhem ) is a French municipality with 661 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Dunkerque , the canton of Wormhout and the Hauts de Flandre municipality .
geography
Ledringhem is surrounded by the neighboring communities Esquelbecq in the north, the canton capital Wormhout in the east, Zermezeele in the southeast and Arnèke in the southwest and west.
history
During the Second World War , the site was the scene of the battle of Ledringhem, in which British and German troops faced each other. A military cemetery commemorates this.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2015 |
| Residents | 399 | 418 | 403 | 522 | 533 | 507 | 649 | 671 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Omer church
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , p. 1762.
Web links
Commons : Ledringhem - collection of images, videos and audio files
