Reclinghem

Reclinghem
Reclinghem
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Reclinghem
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Fauquembergues
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Canton de Fauquembergues
Government
• Mayor (2001)	Joël Rolin
Area1	6.05 km2 (2.34 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	171
• Density	28/km2 (73/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62696 / 62560
Elevation	54–176 m (177–577 ft) (avg. 87 m or 285 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Reclinghem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France. It was settled by the Viking Rikiwulf (the rich and powerful wolf) in the 9th century, who probably also settled nearby Richebourg and Rijkeghem in present Tielt, Belgium.

Geography

Reclinghem lies about 12 miles (19 km) south of Saint-Omer, on the D104 road, by the banks of the river Lys.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
152	176	135	142	153	144	171
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The eighteenth century church of St.Firmin.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Reclinghem on the Quid website (French)