Radinghem
Encyclopedia
Radinghem is a commune
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
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on the D157 road.
launchpad from 1944-45.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Geography
Radinghem lies 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-MerMontreuil-sur-Mer
Montreuil or Montreuil-sur-Mer is a sub-prefecture in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is located on the Canche river, not far from Étaples...
on the D157 road.
History
In the Second World War, the chateau grounds were the site of a V2V-2 rocket
The V-2 rocket , technical name Aggregat-4 , was a ballistic missile that was developed at the beginning of the Second World War in Germany, specifically targeted at London and later Antwerp. The liquid-propellant rocket was the world's first long-range combat-ballistic missile and first known...
launchpad from 1944-45.
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 139 | 166 | 151 | 149 | 197 | 221 | 424 |
| Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
Places of interest
- The seventeenth century château.
- The church of St.Martin, dating from the seventeenth century.