Audincthun

Audincthun
Coat of arms
Audincthun
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Audincthun
Coordinates: 50°35′10″N 2°08′20″E / 50.5861°N 2.1389°ECoordinates: 50°35′10″N 2°08′20″E / 50.5861°N 2.1389°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Fauquembergues
Intercommunality	Fauquembergues
Government
• Mayor	Casimir Hochart
Area^1	15.26 km^2 (5.89 sq mi)
Population (2009)^2	666
• Density	44/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	543	—
1968	555	+2.2%
1975	543	−2.2%
1982	563	+3.7%
1990	578	+2.7%
1999	574	−0.7%
2009	666	+16.0%

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

External links

• Audincthun on the Quid website (French)