Alincthun

Alincthun
Commune
The green in front of the church

Coat of arms
Alincthun
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Alincthun
Coordinates: 50°43′55″N 1°48′07″E / 50.7319°N 1.8019°E / 50.7319; 1.8019Coordinates: 50°43′55″N 1°48′07″E / 50.7319°N 1.8019°E / 50.7319; 1.8019
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton Desvres
Intercommunality CC Desvres-Samer
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Jean Picque
Area1 9.88 km2 (3.81 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 329
 • Density 33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62022 /62142
Elevation 33–120 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Alincthun is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962304—    
1968314+3.3%
1975309−1.6%
1982322+4.2%
1990364+13.0%
1999343−5.8%
2009344+0.3%

Sights

  • 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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