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Location of Eringhem in the arrondissement of Dunkirk
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
Eringhem
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| Coordinates: 50°53′49″N 2°20′39″E / 50.8969°N 2.3442°ECoordinates: 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 | Bergues | |
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| • Mayor | Bernardin Crépin | |
| Area1 | 11.53 km2 (4.45 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 419 | |
| • Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59200 /59470 | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Eringhem (from Dutch; Eringem in modern Dutch) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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.
Gyronny of 10 Or and azure, an inescutcheon gules. (Eringhem and Faumont use the same arms.)
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