Audincthun

Audincthun
Commune
The church of Audincthun

Coat of arms
Audincthun
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Audincthun
Coordinates: 50°35′10″N 2°08′20″E / 50.5861°N 2.1389°E / 50.5861; 2.1389Coordinates: 50°35′10″N 2°08′20″E / 50.5861°N 2.1389°E / 50.5861; 2.1389
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Saint-Omer
Canton Fruges
Intercommunality Pays de Saint-Omer
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Casimir Hochart
Area1 15.26 km2 (5.89 sq mi)
Population (2015)2 649
 • Density 43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (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.

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

Audincthun is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.

Geography

A town located 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer, at the junction of the D92 with the D133 road.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962543—    
1968555+2.2%
1975543−2.2%
1982563+3.7%
1990578+2.7%
1999574−0.7%
2009666+16.0%
2015649−2.6%

Personalities

Sights

  • 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

References

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