Rinxent
Rinxent is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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 The town hall of Rinxent | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Rinxent 
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| Coordinates: 50°48′20″N 1°44′20″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Desvres |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Terre des Deux Caps |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Bernard Chaussoy |
| Area 1 | 8.38 km2 (3.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 3,001 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62711 /62720 |
| Elevation | 7–90 m (23–295 ft) (avg. 79 m or 259 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Rinxent is a farming and light industrial town, situated some 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Boulogne, on the D191 road.
Population
The inhabitants are called Rinxentois.
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 3267 | 3340 | 3195 | 3094 | 2860 | 2797 | 2790 |
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Places of interest
- Two churches, both dating from the nineteenth century.
- A nineteenth century Château.
- Traces of an old castle.
- A museum devoted to marble, quarried in the commune.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rinxent. |
- (in French) Official town website
- (in French) A history of Rinxent
- (in French) Rinxent on the Quid website
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