Hervelinghen

Hervelinghen (West Flemish: Helvetingen) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Hervelinghen

Helvetingen
The church of Hervelinghen
Coat of arms
Location of Hervelinghen
Hervelinghen
Hervelinghen
Coordinates: 50°52′57″N 1°42′46″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBoulogne-sur-Mer
CantonDesvres
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes de la Terre des Deux Caps
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Hervé Crépin
Area
1
5.89 km2 (2.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
232
  Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62444 /62179
Elevation39–157 m (128–515 ft)
(avg. 52 m or 171 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A small farming village situated near to Wissant, some 13 miles (21 km) north of Boulogne, on the D244 road.

History

Since the time of the English occupation, a long stone mast with a cross on the top has stood in the center of the village.

Today, Hervelinghen is a part of the parish of Notre-Dame-des-Flots. Saint-Inglevert Airfield lies to the east of the village.

Population

Historical population of Hervelinghen
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population125149134166172182243
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Quentin, dating from the seventeenth century.
  • Two 18th-century farmhouses.
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See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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