Bouvelinghem

Bouvelinghem
Commune
The church of Bouvelinghem
Coat of arms
Location of Bouvelinghem
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Coordinates: 50°44′03″N 2°01′58″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Lumbres
Intercommunality	Pays de Lumbres
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Dominique Sénécat
Area 1	6.28 km2 (2.42 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	251
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62169 /62380
Elevation	98–196 m (322–643 ft) (avg. 175 m or 574 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bouvelinghem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

Geography

A village situated 10 miles (16 km) west of Saint-Omer, on the D208 road. It was completely destroyed by fire in 1876.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	127	—
1968	155	+22.0%
1975	179	+15.5%
1982	158	−11.7%
1990	162	+2.5%
1999	142	−12.3%
2009	234	+64.8%

Sights

• The church of the Assumption, dating from the early 20th century.
• The ruins of a chateau.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file