Audincthun
Appearance
Audincthun | |
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![]() The church of Audincthun | |
Coordinates: 50°35′10″N 2°08′20″E / 50.5861°N 2.1389°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
Canton | Fruges |
Intercommunality | CA Pays de Saint-Omer |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023–2026) | Samuel Dubelloy[1] |
Area 1 | 15.26 km2 (5.89 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 676 |
• Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62053 /62560 |
Elevation | 64–183 m (210–600 ft) (avg. 64 m or 210 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Audincthun (French pronunciation: [odɛ̃ktœ̃]; Dutch: Odingten) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.[3]
Geography
[edit]A town located 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer, at the junction of the D92 with the D133 road.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 555 | — |
1975 | 543 | −0.31% |
1982 | 563 | +0.52% |
1990 | 578 | +0.33% |
1999 | 574 | −0.08% |
2009 | 666 | +1.50% |
2014 | 642 | −0.73% |
2020 | 662 | +0.51% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Personalities
[edit]- Albert de Dion, French automobile manufacturer (de Dion-Bouton), is buried in the family vault here.
Sights
[edit]- The fifteenth century church of St. Pierre.
- The eighteenth century church of St. Nicholas.
- The Sainte-Soyette Chapel.
- A line of 13 wind turbines are on the hills above the commune.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "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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