Baincthun

Baincthun
Commune
The church square of Baincthun

Coat of arms
Baincthun
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Baincthun
Coordinates: 50°42′38″N 1°40′52″E / 50.7106°N 1.6811°E / 50.7106; 1.6811Coordinates: 50°42′38″N 1°40′52″E / 50.7106°N 1.6811°E / 50.7106; 1.6811
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton Boulogne-sur-Mer-2
Intercommunality CA Boulonnais
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Daniel Parenty
Area1 26.69 km2 (10.31 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 1,350
 • Density 51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (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.

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

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

Geography

A farming and quarrying commune, some 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D341 and the D234 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,049—    
19681,082+3.1%
19751,071−1.0%
19821,087+1.5%
19901,147+5.5%
19991,207+5.2%
20091,350+11.8%

Sights

  • 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

References

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