Eringhem

Eringhem
Eringhem
Commune
	Eringhem: the Mairie
	Coat of arms
	Location of Eringhem
	Eringhem Eringhem
	Coordinates: 50°53′49″N 2°20′39″E / 50.8969°N 2.3442°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Wormhout
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes des Hauts de Flandre
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Paul Janssen
Area 1	11.53 km2 (4.45 sq mi)
Population (2021)	481
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59200 /59470
Elevation	0–40 m (0–131 ft) ; (avg. 9 m or 30 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Eringhem is a commune in the Nord department and Hauts-de-France region of northern France.

Located about halfway between Dunkirk and Saint-Omer in the historical region of French Westhoek, its West Flemish name is Eringem.

The village churchyard contains the graves of three Royal Air Force men killed in action in May 1940, among them Pilot Officer Sir Arnold Talbot Wilson.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1946	541	—
1954	488	−9.8%
1962	442	−9.4%
1968	401	−9.3%
1975	381	−5.0%
1982	365	−4.2%
1990	413	+13.2%
1999	419	+1.5%
2006	456	+8.8%
2011	478	+4.8%
2015	474	−0.8%

History

Eringhem is first mentioned in documents dating from the 9th century, at which time it was known as Ebersingahem, meaning the homestead of Eberso's people. Until the French Revolution, the settlement belonged to the castellany of Bourbourg. A papal bull issued by Pope Paschal II in 1113 confirmed the Count of Flanders' grant of the land to the Abbey of Bourbourg. In the 12th century, the Count of Guînes founded a convent at Eringhem. The château of Eringhem is mentioned as belonging to Louis of Luxembourg in 1458.