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Rinxent

Coordinates: 50°48′20″N 1°44′20″E / 50.8056°N 1.7389°E / 50.8056; 1.7389
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Rinxent
Erningsem
Commune
The town hall of Rinxent
The town hall of Rinxent
Coat of arms of Rinxent
Coat of arms
Location of Rinxent
Map
Rinxent is located in France
Rinxent
Rinxent
Rinxent is located in Hauts-de-France
Rinxent
Rinxent
Coordinates: 50°48′20″N 1°44′20″E / 50.8056°N 1.7389°E / 50.8056; 1.7389
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBoulogne-sur-Mer
CantonDesvres
IntercommunalityCC 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
 • Density360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC 01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC 02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62711 /62720
Elevation7–90 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.

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]

Geography

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Rinxent is a farming and light industrial town, situated some 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Boulogne, on the D191 road.

Population

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The inhabitants are called Rinxentois.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19683,340—    
19753,195−0.63%
19823,094−0.46%
19902,860−0.98%
19992,797−0.25%
20072,768−0.13%
20122,771 0.02%
20173,001 1.61%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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