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 Bonningues-lès-Calais
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
Bonningues-lès-Calais
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| Coordinates: 50°53′28″N 1°46′32″E / 50.8911°N 1.7756°ECoordinates: 50°53′28″N 1°46′32″E / 50.8911°N 1.7756°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Calais | |
| Canton | Calais-Nord-Ouest | |
| Intercommunality | Sud-Ouest du Calaisis | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Christian Salvary | |
| Area1 | 8.49 km2 (3.28 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 637 | |
| • Density | 75/km2 (190/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62156 / 62340 | |
| Elevation | 22–131 m (72–430 ft) (avg. 82 m or 269 ft) |
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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. |
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Bonningues-lès-Calais is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France.
Geography[edit]
A farming village located 5 miles (10 km) southwest of Calais, on the D243 road near to junction 39 of the A16 autoroute.
Population[edit]
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 282 | — |
| 1968 | 290 | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 341 | +17.6% |
| 1982 | 394 | +15.5% |
| 1990 | 411 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 570 | +38.7% |
| 2009 | 637 | +11.8% |
Sights[edit]
- The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.