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Alincthun

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Alincthun () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

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Alincthun is a commune in France, situated within the Pas-de-Calais department and the arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer. It is part of the Hauts-de-France region and the canton of Desvres. The municipality shares borders with Le Wast, Bellebrune, Bournonville, and Colembert. Its official postal code is 62142.

The area of Alincthun is 9.88 square kilometers. Population figures vary slightly between sources, with one listing 336 residents (153 male and 177 female) and another citing 350. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 120 meters in one dataset and 95 meters in another. The local time zone is Europe/Paris.

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Vinony's link graph records 893 inbound references to Alincthun, and connects out to France, time zone and geographic coordinate system.

It is catalogued under the topic Communes of the Pas-de-Calais.

Vinony links it to 47 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

Locality
Alincthun
Region
Hauts-de-France
Country
France
Population
350

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7.8 µg/m³
PM10
11.5 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Alincthun
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Alincthun - Place.JPG
French commune.caption
The green in front of the church
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Alincthun 62.svg
French commune.arrondissement
Boulogne-sur-Mer
French commune.canton
Desvres
French commune.INSEE
62022
French commune.postal code
62142
French commune.mayor
Jean Picque
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Desvres-Samer
French commune.elevation m
98
French commune.elevation min m
33
French commune.elevation max m
120
French commune.area km2
9.88

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Alincthun
Country
France
Population
291
Area
9.88
Elevation
82
Shares border with
Henneveux
Official website
alincthun.fr
Image
Alincthun - Place.JPG
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Commons category
Alincthun
postal code
62142
associated electoral district
canton of Desvres
male population
153
female population
177
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-3-21-83-18-04
fax number
+33-3-21-83-18-04
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Alincthun () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

==Geography== A small farming commune comprising 12 hamlets, some east of Boulogne, at the junction of the D238e2 and the D137 roads. The river Liane flows through the village.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alincthun” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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