Bonningues-lès-Calais
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Bonningues-lès-Calais (French pronunciation: [bɔnɛ̃ɡ lɛ kalɛ], literally Bonningues near Calais; West Flemish: Boninge) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[3]
Bonningues-lès-Calais
Boninge | |
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The church of Bonningues-lès-Calais | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Bonningues-lès-Calais | |
  Bonningues-lès-Calais Location within France  Bonningues-lès-Calais Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| Coordinates: 50°53′28″N 1°46′32″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Calais |
| Canton | Calais-1 |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Calais Terres et Mers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Merlen[1] |
Area 1 | 8.49 km2 (3.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 597 |
| • Density | 70.3/km2 (182/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62156 /62340 |
| Elevation | 22–131 m (72–430 ft) (avg. 82 m or 269 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 farming village located 5 miles (10 km) southwest of Calais, on the D243 road near to junction 39 of the A16 autoroute.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 290 | — |
| 1975 | 341 | +2.34% |
| 1982 | 394 | +2.09% |
| 1990 | 411 | +0.53% |
| 1999 | 570 | +3.70% |
| 2007 | 606 | +0.77% |
| 2012 | 633 | +0.88% |
| 2017 | 565 | −2.25% |
| 2023 | 597 | +0.92% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Sights
- The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.
