Rinxent
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Rinxent | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region ![]() ![]() Rinxent | ||
Coordinates: 50°48′20″N 1°44′20″E / 50.8056°N 1.7389°ECoordinates: 50°48′20″N 1°44′20″E / 50.8056°N 1.7389°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer | |
Canton | Marquise | |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Terre des Deux Caps | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Bernard Chaussoy | |
Area | ||
• Land1 | 8.38 km2 (3.24 sq mi) | |
Population (2006) | ||
• Population2 | 2,790 | |
• Population2 Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) | |
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Rinxent is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
Rinxent is a farming and light industrial town, situated some 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Boulogne, on the D191 road.
Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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3267 | 3340 | 3195 | 3094 | 2860 | 2797 | 2790 |
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates |
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.
See also
References
External links
- (French) Official town website
- (French) A history of Rinxent
- (French) Rinxent on the Quid website
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