Alincthun

Alincthun
The green in front of the church
The green in front of the church
Coat of arms of Alincthun
Location of Alincthun
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Alincthun is located in France
Alincthun
Alincthun
Alincthun is located in Hauts-de-France
Alincthun
Alincthun
Coordinates: 50°43′55″N 1°48′07″E / 50.7319°N 1.8019°E / 50.7319; 1.8019
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBoulogne-sur-Mer
CantonDesvres
IntercommunalityDesvres-Samer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean Picque[1]
Area
1
9.88 km2 (3.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
301
 • Density30/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62022 /62142
Elevation33–120 m (108–394 ft)
(avg. 98 m or 322 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Alincthun (French pronunciation: [alɛ̃ktœ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

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A small farming commune comprising 12 hamlets, some 10 miles (16 km) east of Boulogne, at the junction of the D238e2 and the D137 roads. The river Liane flows through the village.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 314—    
1975 309−0.23%
1982 322+0.59%
1990 364+1.54%
1999 343−0.66%
2007 355+0.43%
2012 334−1.21%
2017 330−0.24%
Source: INSEE[3]

Transport

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The Chemin de fer de Boulogne à Bonningues (CF de BB) opened a station serving Le Wast and Alincthun on 22 April 1900.[4] Passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1935.[5] They were reinstated in November 1942.[6] The CF de BB closed in 1948.[7]

Sights

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  • The church of St. Denis, dating from the seventeenth century.
  • The seventeenth-century Château du Fresnoy.
  • Three 17th-century manor houses at La Guilbauderie, Le Fay and Bois-du-Coq.
  • A water mill.

See also

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References

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  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. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 139.
  5. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 239.
  6. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 248.
  7. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 276.

Sources

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  • Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008). Tortillards of Artois. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-554-5.