Audincthun

Audincthun
Commune
The church of Audincthun
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 50°35′10″N 2°08′20″E / 50.5861°N 2.1389°E / 50.5861; 2.1389Coordinates: 50°35′10″N 2°08′20″E / 50.5861°N 2.1389°E / 50.5861; 2.1389
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Fruges
Intercommunality	CA Pays de Saint-Omer
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Casimir Hochart[1]
Area 1	15.26 km2 (5.89 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	664
• Density	44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62053 /62560
Elevation	64–183 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.

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

Geography[]

A town located 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer, at the junction of the D92 with the D133 road.

Population[]

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.

See also[]

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References[]

• INSEE commune file

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