Alincthun
| Alincthun | ||
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  Alincthun | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Alincthun | ||
| Coordinates: 50°43′55″N 1°48′07″E / 50.7319°N 1.8019°ECoordinates: 50°43′55″N 1°48′07″E / 50.7319°N 1.8019°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer | |
| Canton | Desvres | |
| Intercommunality | Pays de la Faïence de Desvres | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean Picque | |
| Area1 | 9.88 km2 (3.81 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 344 | |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62022 / 62142 | |
| Elevation |
33–120 m (108–394 ft) (avg. 98 m or 322 ft) | |
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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 Nord-Pas-de-Calais 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 | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 304 | — |
| 1968 | 314 | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 309 | −1.6% |
| 1982 | 322 | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 364 | +13.0% |
| 1999 | 343 | −5.8% |
| 2009 | 344 | +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
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alincthun. |
- Alincthun on the Quid website (French)
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