Hinges, Pas-de-Calais

Hinges
Commune
The town hall of Hinges
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 50°33′57″N 2°37′23″E / 50.5658°N 2.6231°E / 50.5658; 2.6231Coordinates: 50°33′57″N 2°37′23″E / 50.5658°N 2.6231°E / 50.5658; 2.6231
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Beuvry
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	André Delory
Area 1	8.31 km2 (3.21 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	2,426
• Density	290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62454 /62232
Elevation	16–47 m (52–154 ft) (avg. 44 m or 144 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography[]

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[]

Places of interest[]

• 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[]

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References[]

• INSEE commune file

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hinges (Pas-de-Calais).

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

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