Baincthun

Baincthun
Coat of arms
Baincthun
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Baincthun
Coordinates: 50°42′38″N 1°40′52″E / 50.7106°N 1.6811°ECoordinates: 50°42′38″N 1°40′52″E / 50.7106°N 1.6811°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton	Boulogne-sur-Mer-Sud
Intercommunality	Boulonnais
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Daniel Parenty
Area^1	26.69 km^2 (10.31 sq mi)
Population (2009)^2	1,350
• Density	51/km^2 (130/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62075 / 62360
Elevation	22–133 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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Baincthun is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A farming and quarrying commune, some 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D341 and the D234 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,049	—
1968	1,082	+3.1%
1975	1,071	−1.0%
1982	1,087	+1.5%
1990	1,147	+5.5%
1999	1,207	+5.2%
2009	1,350	+11.8%

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

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Baincthun on the Quid website (French)