Mazinghem

Mazinghem
Commune
The town hall of Mazinghem
Coat of arms
Location of Mazinghem
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Coordinates: 50°36′14″N 2°24′20″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Aire-sur-la-Lys
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claudette Matton[1]
Area ^1	5.19 km^2 (2.00 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	462
• Density	89/km^2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62564 /62120
Elevation	19–57 m (62–187 ft) (avg. 29 m or 95 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mazinghem (French pronunciation: [mazɛ̃ɡɛm]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

Mazinghem is situated some 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Béthune and 33 miles (53 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D943 and D186 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	286	—
1975	298	+0.59%
1982	325	+1.25%
1990	321	−0.15%
1999	337	+0.54%
2007	410	+2.48%
2012	486	+3.46%
2017	474	−0.50%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• The church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation, dating from the twelfth century.
• Some remains of a medieval chateau.
• The eighteenth-century chateau.

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). 2 December 2020.
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