Hardinghen

Hardinghen is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Hardinghen
Commune
The road into Hardinghen
Coat of arms
Location of Hardinghen
Hardinghen
Hardinghen
Coordinates: 50°48′39″N 1°49′21″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementCalais
CantonCalais-2
IntercommunalityCC Pays d'Opale
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Didier Devin
Area
1
8.24 km2 (3.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,210
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62412 /62132
Elevation48–176 m (157–577 ft)
(avg. 70 m or 230 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming village located 12 miles (18 km) south of Calais, at the junction of the D127 and D191 roads.

Population
Historical population of Hardinghen
Year1962196819751982199019992004
Population923108910841056101310081012
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest
  • The church of St. Marguerite, rebuilt in the 19th century.
  • A château dating from the eighteenth century.
  • The eighteenth-century château de la Trésorerie, destroyed in 2006.
  • Hardinghen also has an annual fête.

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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