Baincthun

Baincthun
Commune
The church square of Baincthun
Coat of arms
Location of Baincthun
Baincthun
Baincthun
Coordinates: 50°42′38″N 1°40′52″E / 50.7106°N 1.6811°E / 50.7106; 1.6811
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBoulogne-sur-Mer
CantonBoulogne-sur-Mer-2
IntercommunalityCA Boulonnais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stéphane Bourgeois
Area
1
26.69 km2 (10.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
1,321
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62075 /62360
Elevation22–133 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.

Baincthun (French: [bɛ̃ktœ̃]) 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-sur-Mer, at the junction of the D341 and the D234 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,082—    
1975 1,071−0.15%
1982 1,087+0.21%
1990 1,147+0.67%
1999 1,207+0.57%
2009 1,350+1.13%
2014 1,300−0.75%
2020 1,296−0.05%
Source: INSEE

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

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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