Echinghen
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Echinghen (French pronunciation: [eʃɛ̃ɡɑ̃]; West Flemish: Essingem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France[3] about 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Boulogne.
Echinghen
Essingem | |
|---|---|
The centre of Echinghen | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Echinghen | |
  Echinghen  Echinghen | |
| Coordinates: 50°42′14″N 1°38′56″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Boulogne-sur-Mer-2 |
| Intercommunality | CA du Boulonnais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Lannoy[1] |
Area 1 | 5.84 km2 (2.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 378 |
| • Density | 64.7/km2 (168/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62281 /62360 |
| Elevation | 11–144 m (36–472 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 218 | — |
| 1975 | 212 | −0.40% |
| 1982 | 235 | +1.48% |
| 1990 | 284 | +2.40% |
| 1999 | 355 | +2.51% |
| 2007 | 374 | +0.65% |
| 2012 | 371 | −0.16% |
| 2017 | 390 | +1.00% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
