Baincthun

Baincthun
Coat of arms
Location of Baincthun
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
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 km2 (10.31 sq mi)
Population  (1999)	1,207
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

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 of Baincthun

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	1049	1082	1071	1087	1147	1207
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• 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 Template:Fr