Hinges, Pas-de-Calais explained

Hinges
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Hinges.svg
Arrondissement:	Béthune
Canton:	Beuvry
Insee:	62454
Postal Code:	62232
Mayor:	Corinne Laversin^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Coordinates:	50.5658°N 2.6231°W
Elevation M:	44
Elevation Min M:	16
Elevation Max M:	47
Area Km2:	8.31

Hinges (in French pronounced as /ɛ̃ʒ/) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

Geography

A farming village, situated some 3miles 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.

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

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62454-hinges INSEE commune file