Audinghen
Audinghen Oudinghen | |
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 The town hall and school of Audinghen | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Audinghen  | |
  Audinghen  Audinghen | |
| Coordinates: 50°51′09″N 1°36′50″E / 50.8525°N 1.6139°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Desvres |
| Intercommunality | CC Terre des Deux Caps |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marc Sarpaux[1] |
| Area 1 | 13.09 km2 (5.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 622 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62054 /62179 |
| Elevation | 0–123 m (0–404 ft) (avg. 68 m or 223 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Audinghen (French pronunciation: [odɛ̃ɡɑ̃]; Dutch: Oudinghen) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
[edit]A farming commune, comprising several hamlets, some 14 miles (23 km) north of Boulogne-sur-Mer, at the junction of the D940 and the D191 roads. Cap Gris-Nez, the nearest part of France to the English coast, forms the western boundary of the commune.
History
[edit]The town was originally named Odingehem, 'home of Odin', by the Vikings who built a temple here dedicated to the Germanic god Odin. Audinghen has been rebuilt several times after being completely destroyed, including:
- In 1643 or 1644, according to the interpretations, by a party of soldiers of the King of England, who burned the village population inside the church;
- Three centuries later, in November 1943, by the British, who bombed and totally destroyed the village (then occupied by the German army) and a centre for Organisation Todt.[4]
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 457 | — |
| 1975 | 461 | +0.12% |
| 1982 | 468 | +0.22% |
| 1990 | 503 | +0.91% |
| 1999 | 548 | +0.96% |
| 2009 | 584 | +0.64% |
| 2014 | 575 | −0.31% |
| 2020 | 594 | +0.54% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Sights
[edit]- The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twentieth century.
- The ruins of the lighthouse at Cap Gris Nez.
- World War II German defences, part of the Atlantic wall.
Personalities
[edit]- Gabriel Auguste Ferdinand Ducuing, soldier who died here in 1940.
- Raoul de Godewaersvelde, composer, died here in 1977.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Embry, Basil (1957). Mission Completed (1957 first ed.). Methuen. p. 255.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Audinghen.
- Website about Audinghen (in French)
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