Hervelinghen

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Hervelinghen Helvetingen
Commune
The church of Hervelinghen
Coat of arms
Location of Hervelinghen
(2020–2026)		Pierre Ammeux^[1]
Area ¹	5.89 km² (2.27 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	223
• Density	38/km² (98/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.

Hervelinghen (French pronunciation: [ɛʁvəlɛ̃ɡɑ̃]; West Flemish: Helvetingen) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

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
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	149	—
1975	134	−1.50%
1982	166	+3.11%
1990	172	+0.44%
1999	182	+0.63%
2007	239	+3.46%
2012	233	−0.51%
2017	232	−0.09%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Places of interest

The church of St.Quentin, dating from the seventeenth century.
Two 18th-century farmhouses.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE