Audincthun Explained

Audincthun
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Audincthun.svg
Arrondissement:	Saint-Omer
Canton:	Fruges
Insee:	62053
Postal Code:	62560
Mayor:	Samuel Dubelloy^[1]
Term:	2023 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CA Pays de Saint-Omer
Coordinates:	50.5861°N 2.1389°W
Elevation M:	64
Elevation Min M:	64
Elevation Max M:	183
Area Km2:	15.26

Audincthun (in French pronounced as /odɛ̃ktœ̃/; Dutch; Flemish: Odingten) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.^[2]

Geography

A town located 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer, at the junction of the D92 with the D133 road.

Personalities

• Albert de Dion, French automobile manufacturer (de Dion-Bouton), is buried in the family vault here.

Sights

• The fifteenth century church of St. Pierre.
• The eighteenth century church of St. Nicholas.
• The Sainte-Soyette Chapel.
• A line of 13 wind turbines are on the hills above the commune.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62053-audincthun INSEE commune file