- Hervelinghen
French commune
name= Hervelinghen
region=
departement=
arrondissement=
canton= Marquise
insee=62444
cp=62179
maire=Hervé Crépin
mandat=2008 -2014
intercomm=Communauté de communes de la Terre des Deux Caps
longitude=1.71277777778
latitude=50.8825
alt moy=52 m
alt mini=39 m
alt maxi=157 m
hectares=589
km²=5,89
sans=182
date-sans=1999
dens=30|Hervelinghen is a commune in the
Pas-de-Calais "département" in theNord-Pas-de-Calais region ofFrance .Geography
A small farming village situated near to
Wissant , some convert|13|mi|km north of Boulogne, on the D244 road.History
It was formerly called "Hervemingham", even after the conquest of
Calais by the French army. In those days, the population of the village comprised of five English families, who were allowed to remain in their homes when the French commissaires arrived in the village in1558 . To obtain this favour, they argued that they wanted to become loyal subjects of the King of France. Descendants of these families still live in the village.Fact|date=February 2007
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.Population
Places of interest
* The church of St.Quentin, dating from the
17th century .
* Two18th century farmhouses.See also
*
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department External links
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=26934&req=Hervelinghen Hervelinghen on the Quid website] fr
Notes
*"This article is based on the original and the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on September 5th 2008."
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