Hinges | |
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Coordinates: 50°33′57″N 2°37′23″E / 50.5658°N 2.6231°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Béthune |
Canton | Beuvry |
Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Corinne Laversin [1] |
Area 1 | 8.31 km2 (3.21 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 2,417 |
• Density | 290/km2 (750/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 (French pronunciation: [ɛ̃ʒ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. [3]
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.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,320 | — |
1975 | 1,365 | +0.48% |
1982 | 1,542 | +1.76% |
1990 | 1,856 | +2.34% |
1999 | 2,003 | +0.85% |
2007 | 2,173 | +1.02% |
2012 | 2,291 | +1.06% |
2017 | 2,452 | +1.37% |
Source: INSEE [4] |