Bainghen Explained

Bainghen
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Bainghen.svg
Arrondissement:Calais
Canton:Calais-2
Insee:62076
Postal Code:62850
Mayor:Thierry Terlutte[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CC Pays d'Opale
Coordinates:50.7522°N 1.9078°W
Elevation M:200
Elevation Min M:77
Elevation Max M:202
Area Km2:6.69

Bainghen (in French pronounced as /bɛ̃ɡɑ̃/; Dutch; Flemish: Baiengem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]

Geography

A small farming commune, some 14miles east of Boulogne, at the junction of the D206 and the D206e roads.

Transport

The Chemin de fer de Boulogne à Bonningues (CF de BB) opened a station at Bainghen on 22 April 1900. Passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1935. They were reinstated in November 1942. The CF de BB closed in 1948.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62076-bainghen INSEE commune file