Bouvelinghem

Bouvelinghem
Bovelingem
The church of Bouvelinghem
Location of Bouvelinghem
Bouvelinghem
Bouvelinghem
Coordinates: 50°44′03″N 2°01′58″E / 50.7342°N 2.0328°E / 50.7342; 2.0328
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonLumbres
IntercommunalityPays de Lumbres
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique Sénécat[1]
Area
1
6.28 km2 (2.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
255
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62169 /62380
Elevation98–196 m (322–643 ft)
(avg. 175 m or 574 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bouvelinghem (French pronunciation: [buvlɛ̃ɡɑ̃]; Picard: Bouvelinghin; West Flemish: Bovelingem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[3]

Geography

A village situated 10 miles (16 km) west of Saint-Omer, on the D208 road. It was completely destroyed by fire in 1876.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 155—    
1975 179+2.08%
1982 158−1.77%
1990 162+0.31%
1999 142−1.45%
2009 234+5.12%
2014 213−1.86%
2020 246+2.43%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

  • The church of the Assumption, dating from the early 20th century.
  • The ruins of a chateau.

Transport

The Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais opened a railway station at Bouvelinghem in 1881.[5] The railway was closed in 1955.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 31.
  6. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, pp. 281–82.

Sources

  • Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008). Tortillards of Artois. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-679-5.