Audincthun

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

Audincthun
Commune
The church of Audincthun
Coat of arms
Location of Audincthun
Audincthun
Audincthun
Coordinates: 50°35′10″N 2°08′20″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonFruges
IntercommunalityCommunauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint-Omer
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Casimir Hochart
Area
1
15.26 km2 (5.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
664
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62053 /62560
Elevation64–183 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.

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%
2006641+11.7%
2007651+1.6%
2009666+2.3%
2012641−3.8%
2015649+1.2%

Personalities
  • Albert de Dion, French automobile manufacturer (de Dion-Bouton), is buried in the family vault here.

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.
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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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