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Hervelinghen (French pronunciation: ​[ɛʁvəlɛ̃ɡɑ̃]; West Flemish: Helvetingen) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]

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Commune
The church of Hervelinghen
Coat of arms
Location of Hervelinghen
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Coordinates: 50°52′57″N 1°42′46″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton	Desvres
Intercommunality	CC Terre des Deux Caps
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Ammeux
Area 1	5.89 km2 (2.27 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	228
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62444 /62179
Elevation	39–157 m (128–515 ft) (avg. 52 m or 171 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 small farming village situated near to Wissant, some 13 miles (21 km) north of Boulogne, on the D244 road.

History

Since the time of the English occupation, a long stone mast with a cross on the top has stood in the center of the village.

Today, Hervelinghen is a part of the parish of Notre-Dame-des-Flots. Saint-Inglevert Airfield lies to the east of the village.

Population

Historical population of Hervelinghen

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	125	149	134	166	172	182	243
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.Quentin, dating from the seventeenth century.
• Two 18th-century farmhouses.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

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