Boisdinghem

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Boisdinghem
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Coat of arms of Boisdinghem
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Boisdinghem is located in France
Boisdinghem
Boisdinghem
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
Boisdinghem is located in Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Boisdinghem
Boisdinghem
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Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Saint-Omer
Canton Lumbres
Intercommunality Pays de Lumbres
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Michel Lheureux
Area1 3.13 km2 (1.21 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 226
 • Density 72/km2 (190/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62149 / 62500
Elevation 104–167 m (341–548 ft)
(avg. 166 m or 545 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Boisdinghem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France.

Geography

A small village situated 5 miles (8 km) west of Saint-Omer, on theD206 road.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1962 131 —    
1968 149 +13.7%
1975 141 −5.4%
1982 158 +12.1%
1990 176 +11.4%
1999 191 +8.5%
2009 226 +18.3%

Sights

  • The church of St. Omer, dating from the seventeenth century.

Notable Residents

Alphonse Pinart (1852-1911), explorer, philologist, and ethnographer

See also

References

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