Baincthun Explained

Baincthun
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Baincthun.svg
Arrondissement:	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton:	Boulogne-sur-Mer-2
Insee:	62075
Postal Code:	62360
Mayor:	Stéphane Bourgeois^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CA Boulonnais
Coordinates:	50.7106°N 1.6811°W
Elevation M:	32
Elevation Min M:	22
Elevation Max M:	133
Area Km2:	26.69

Baincthun (in French bɛ̃ktœ̃/) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

Geography

A farming and quarrying commune, some 4miles southeast of Boulogne-sur-Mer, at the junction of the D341 and the D234 roads.

Sights

• A feudal motte.
• The church of St. Martin.
• The Château d'Ordre, dating from 1672 at the hamlet of Maquinghen.
• The manor at Lannoy.

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. 13 September 2022. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62075-baincthun INSEE commune file