Radinghem

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Coordinates: 50°32′52″N 2°07′09″E / 50.5477777778, 2.11916666667

Commune of Radinghem
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Fruges
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Canton de Fruges et environs
Mayor	Jonas Blocquel
Statistics
Elevation	79 m–171 m (avg. 103 m)
Land area¹	4,93 km²
Population² (1 999)	221
- Density	44/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62685/ 62310
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.

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

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Population 4 Places of interest 5 See also 6 External links 7 Notes

[edit] Geography

A village 20 miles (32km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D157 road.

[edit] History

In the Second World War, the chateau grounds were the site of a V2 launchpad from 1944-45.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
139	166	151	149	197	221
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The 17th century château.
• The church of St.Martin, dating from the 17th century.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• Radinghem on the Insee website (French)
• Radinghem on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 25th 2008.