Rinxent

Rinxent is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Rinxent
The town hall of Rinxent
Coat of arms
Location of Rinxent
Rinxent
Rinxent
Coordinates: 50°48′20″N 1°44′20″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBoulogne-sur-Mer
CantonDesvres
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes de la Terre des Deux Caps
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Bernard Chaussoy
Area
1
8.38 km2 (3.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
3,001
  Density360/km2 (930/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.

Geography

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

Population

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[2]

Places of interest

  • 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

References


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