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Rinxent
Erningsem | |
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 The town hall of Rinxent | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Rinxent | |
  Rinxent  Rinxent | |
| Coordinates: 50°48′20″N 1°44′20″E / 50.8056°N 1.7389°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Desvres |
| Intercommunality | CC Terre des Deux Caps |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Nicolas Loeuillet[1] |
Area 1 | 8.38 km2 (3.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,987 |
| • Density | 356/km2 (923/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62711 /62720 |
| Elevation | 7–90 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
[edit]Rinxent is a farming and light industrial town, situated some 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Boulogne, on the D191 road.
Population
[edit]The inhabitants are called Rinxentois in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,340 | — |
| 1975 | 3,195 | −0.63% |
| 1982 | 3,094 | −0.46% |
| 1990 | 2,860 | −0.98% |
| 1999 | 2,797 | −0.25% |
| 2007 | 2,768 | −0.13% |
| 2012 | 2,771 | +0.02% |
| 2017 | 3,001 | +1.61% |
| 2023 | 2,987 | −0.08% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ INSEE commune file
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rinxent.
- (in French) Official town website
- (in French) History of Rinxent
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