Ruminghem

Ruminghem
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Canton	Marck
Community association	Région d'Audruicq
Coordinates	50 ° 52 ′  N , 2 ° 10 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 52 ′  N , 2 ° 10 ′  E
height	1-64 m
surface	13.89 km 2
Residents	1,650 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	119 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	62370
INSEE code	62730
Website	http://ruminghem.fr/
Ruminghem Town Hall

Ruminghem ( Dutch : Rumingem ) is a French municipality with 1,650 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . It has belonged to the Arrondissement of Calais (previously Saint-Omer ) and the Canton of Marck (until 2015: Canton Audruicq ) since 2017 . The inhabitants are called Ruminghemois .

geography

Ruminghem is about 23 kilometers southeast of Calais . The municipality is part of the Caps et Marais d'Opale Regional Nature Park . The municipality is bounded by the Canal de Calais to the north and the Aa canalised river to the east . Ruminghem is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Sainte-Marie-Kerque in the north, Saint-Pierre-Brouck in the northeast, Holque in the east, Éperlecques in the south and Muncq-Nieurlet in the west.

Population development
year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	1.012	968	927	1,019	1,120	1,163	1,427	1,640
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Saint-Martin church from 1806
• former windmill, now near Villeneuve-d'Ascq
• Chinese cemetery

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  Saint Martin Church

Web links

Commons : Ruminghem  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ De Nederlanden in Frankrijk, Jozef van Overstraeten, 1969