Rinxent
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Marquise |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Terre des Deux Caps |
| Mayor | Bernard Chaussoy (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 7–90 m (23–300 ft) (avg. 79 m or 259 ft) |
| Land area1 | 8.38 km2 (3.24 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,790 (2006) |
| - Density | 333 /km2 (860 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62711/ 62720 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 50°48′20″N 1°44′20″E / 50.8056°N 1.7389°E
Rinxent is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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[edit] Geography
Rinxent is a farming and light industrial town, situated some 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Boulogne, on the D191 road.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 3267 | 3340 | 3195 | 3094 | 2860 | 2797 | 2790 |
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[edit] 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.
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
- (French) Official town website
- (French) A history of Rinxent
- (French) Rinxent on the Quid website
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