Matringhem

Matringhem
Matringhem with the Lys in the foreground
Matringhem
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Matringhem
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Fruges
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Canton de Fruges et environs
Government
• Mayor	Robert Obin
Area1	4.47 km2 (1.73 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	178
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62562 / 62310
Elevation	75–186 m (246–610 ft) (avg. 89 m or 292 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.

Matringhem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Matringhem is situated in the valley of the Lys river, 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer, at the D131 and D104 crossroads.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
197	210	206	204	192	174	178
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The church of St.Omer

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Matringhem on the Quid website (French)