Baincthun
Baincthun | |
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 The church square of Baincthun | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Baincthun  | |
  Baincthun  Baincthun | |
| Coordinates: 50°42′38″N 1°40′52″E / 50.7106°N 1.6811°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Boulogne-sur-Mer-2 |
| Intercommunality | CA Boulonnais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphane Bourgeois[1] |
| Area 1 | 26.69 km2 (10.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,314 |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62075 /62360 |
| Elevation | 22–133 m (72–436 ft) (avg. 32 m or 105 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Baincthun (French: [bɛ̃ktœ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
[edit]A farming and quarrying commune, some 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Boulogne-sur-Mer, at the junction of the D341 and the D234 roads.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,082 | — |
| 1975 | 1,071 | −0.15% |
| 1982 | 1,087 | +0.21% |
| 1990 | 1,147 | +0.67% |
| 1999 | 1,207 | +0.57% |
| 2009 | 1,350 | +1.13% |
| 2014 | 1,300 | −0.75% |
| 2020 | 1,296 | −0.05% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Sights
[edit]- A feudal motte.
- The church of St. Martin.
- The Château d'Ordre, dating from 1672 at the hamlet of Maquinghen.
- The manor at Lannoy.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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