Hinges, Pas-de-Calais

Hinges
Hinges
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Hinges
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Béthune-Est
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois
Mayor	André Delory (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	16–47 m (52–154 ft) (avg. 44 m or 144 ft)
Land area1	8.31 km2 (3.21 sq mi)
Population2	2,214  (2006)
- Density	266 /km2 (690 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62454/ 62232
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 50°33′57″N 2°37′23″E / 50.5658°N 2.6231°E / 50.5658; 2.6231

Hinges is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography [edit]

A farming village, situated some 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Béthune at the junction of the D182 and the D180 roads. The Canal d’Aire flows around the north-eastern part of the commune.

Population [edit]

Places of interest [edit]

• The church of St.Marguerite, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

See also [edit]

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References [edit]

• INSEE commune file

External links [edit]

• Official website of the commune (French)
• The CWGC military cemetery
• The CWGC graves in the communal cemetery
• Hinges on the Quid website (French)

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