Eringhem
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Commune of Eringhem Commune in the arrondissement of Dunkerque |
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| Location | |
| Longitude | 2.350° |
| Latitude | 50.900° |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Bergues |
| Mayor | Bernardin Crépin |
| Statistics | |
| Land area¹ | 11.53 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
419 |
| - Density (1999) | 36/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59200/ 59470 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Eringhem (Eringem in Flemish) is a small village and commune in northeastern France, situated in the département of Nord, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais région. It is located about half way between Dunkirk and Saint-Omer.
Its churchyard contains the graves of several Royal Air Force men, including Sir Arnold Wilson, who were killed in action in May 1940.
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