Pihem
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer | |
| Canton | Lumbres | |
| Community association | Pays de Lumbres | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 41 ′ N , 2 ° 13 ′ E | |
| height | 70-134 m | |
| surface | 7.13 km 2 | |
| Residents | 948 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 133 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62570 | |
| INSEE code | 62656 | |
| Website | http://membres.lycos.fr/pihemvillage/ | |
_mairie.JPG) Town hall (Mairie) of Pihem |
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Pihem ( Flemish : Pittem ) is a French municipality with 948 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France (before 2016: Nord-Pas-de-Calais ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Omer and the canton of Lumbres . The inhabitants are called Pihémois .
geography
Pihem is located about seven kilometers south-southwest of Saint-Omer . The municipality is part of the Caps et Marais d'Opale Regional Nature Park .
Neighboring communities of Pihem are Hallines in the north and northwest, Helfaut in the east and northeast, Inghem in the east and southeast, Herbelles in the south, Cléty in the southwest and Remilly-Wirquin in the west and southwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 519 | 532 | 515 | 616 | 802 | 893 | 942 | 985 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens church from the 12th century, alterations from the 14th and 16th centuries
- Castle ruins near Bientques
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Web links
Commons : Pihem - collection of images, videos and audio files
