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Rinxent
Rinxent (French pronunciation: [ʁɛ̃ksɑ̃]; West Flemish: Erningsem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Rinxent Erningsem | |
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The town hall of Rinxent | |
Coat of arms | |
Rinxent Rinxent | |
| Coordinates: 50°48′20″N 1°44′20″E / 50.8056°N 1.7389°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Desvres |
| Intercommunality | CC Terre des Deux Caps |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Nicolas Loeuillet[1] |
| Area 1 | 8.38 km2 (3.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 3,028 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (940/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62711 /62720 |
| Elevation | 7–90 m (23–295 ft) (avg. 79 m or 259 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
Rinxent is a farming and light industrial town, situated some 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Boulogne, on the D191 road.
Population edit
The inhabitants are called Rinxentois.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,340 | — |
| 1975 | 3,195 | −0.63% |
| 1982 | 3,094 | −0.46% |
| 1990 | 2,860 | −0.98% |
| 1999 | 2,797 | −0.25% |
| 2007 | 2,768 | −0.13% |
| 2012 | 2,771 | +0.02% |
| 2017 | 3,001 | +1.61% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest edit
- Two churches, both dating from the nineteenth century.
- A nineteenth century Château.
- Traces of an old castle.
- A museum devoted to marble, quarried in the commune.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rinxent.
- (in French) Official town website
- (in French) History of Rinxent