Pihem

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Coordinates: 50°41′02″N 2°12′50″E / 50.6838888889, 2.21388888889

Commune of Pihem
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Lumbres
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Pays de Lumbres
Mayor	André Delobel (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	70 m–134 m (avg. 51 m)
Land area¹	7,13 km²
Population² (1999)	893
- Density	125/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62656/ 62570
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Pihem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 Places of interest 4 See also 5 External links 6 Notes

[edit] Geography

A village some 5 miles (8km) south of Saint-Omer, on the D195 road.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
519	532	515	616	802	893
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The church of St.Pierre, dating from the 16th century.
• The remains of a château.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• A Pihem village website (French)
• Pihem on the Insee website (French)
• Pihem on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on May 16th 2008.