Hinges, Pas-de-Calais

Hinges
Commune
The town hall of Hinges
Coat of arms
Location of Hinges
Hinges Show map of France Hinges Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°33′57″N 2°37′23″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 km^2 (3.21 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,417
• Density	290/km^2 (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 km^2 (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] about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Béthune. The Canal d’Aire flows around the north-eastern part of the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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]

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Official website of the commune Archived 19 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
• The CWGC military cemetery
• The CWGC graves in the communal cemetery