Audincthun

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Coordinates: 50°35′10″N 2°08′20″E / 50.5861111111, 2.13888888889

Commune of Audincthun
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Fauquembergues
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Canton de Fauquembergues
Mayor	Casimir Hochart
Statistics
Elevation	64 m–183 m (avg. 64 m)
Land area¹	15,26 km²
Population² (1999)	574
- Density	37/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62053/ 62560
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Audincthun is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 People with links to the commune 4 Places of interest 5 See also 6 Notes 7 External links

[edit] Geography

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

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
543	555	543	563	578	574
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] People with links to the commune

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

[edit] Places of interest

• The 15th century church of St.Pierre.
• The 18th century church of St.Nicholas.
• The Sainte-Soyette Chapel.
• A line of 13 wind turbines are on the hills above the commune.

[edit] See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 30th 2008.

[edit] External links

• Audincthun on the Insee website (French)
• Audincthun on the Quid website (French)