Leulinghen-Bernes
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Leulinghen-Bernes (French pronunciation: [lœlɛ̃ɡɑ̃ bɛʁn]; Dutch: Leulingen; Picard: Leulinghin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Leulinghen-Bernes | |
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The town hall of Leulinghen-Bernes | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Leulinghen-Bernes | |
  Leulinghen-Bernes Location within France  Leulinghen-Bernes Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| Coordinates: 50°49′51″N 1°43′09″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Desvres |
| Intercommunality | CC Terre des Deux Caps |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Fasquel[1] |
Area 1 | 6.9 km2 (2.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 540 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62505 /62250 |
| Elevation | 8–100 m (26–328 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Leulinghen-Bernes is situated some 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D191 and D231 roads. The A16 autoroute cuts through the middle of the commune's territory.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 250 | — |
| 1975 | 266 | +0.89% |
| 1982 | 266 | +0.00% |
| 1990 | 401 | +5.26% |
| 1999 | 398 | −0.08% |
| 2007 | 412 | +0.43% |
| 2012 | 427 | +0.72% |
| 2017 | 470 | +1.94% |
| 2023 | 540 | +2.34% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Leger, dating from the fourteenth century.
At the end of the 14th century, The French-English border crossed the center of the church. There were two entrance doors: the northern one for the subject of the English king, and the south one for the subjects of the French king.
