Lozinghem

Lozinghem
Commune
The church of Lozinghem
Coat of arms
Location of Lozinghem
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Coordinates: 50°31′06″N 2°30′03″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Auchel
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie-Josèphe Delannoy[1]
Area ^1	2.15 km^2 (0.83 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,286
• Density	600/km^2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62532 /62540
Elevation	38–99 m (125–325 ft) (avg. 67 m or 220 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lozinghem (French pronunciation: [lozɛ̃ɡɛm]; Picard: Lozinghin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

Lozinghem is situated some 7 miles (11 km) west of Béthune and 33 miles (53 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D188 and D183 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,231	—
1975	1,169	−0.74%
1982	1,104	−0.81%
1990	1,055	−0.57%
1999	1,032	−0.24%
2007	1,161	+1.48%
2012	1,264	+1.71%
2017	1,262	−0.03%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• A sixteenth century manorhouse.
• A farmhouse dating from the seventeenth century.
• The church of St. Riquier, built in 1866.
• A chapel

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE