Rinxent
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
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| Coordinates: 50°48′20″N 1°44′20″E / 50.8056°N 1.7389°ECoordinates: 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 | Communauté de communes de la Terre des Deux Caps | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Bernard Chaussoy | |
| Area1 | 8.38 km2 (3.24 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 2,790 | |
| • Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62711 /62720 | |
| Elevation | 7–90 m (23–295 ft) (avg. 79 m or 259 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Rinxent is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Rinxent is a farming and light industrial town, situated some 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Boulogne, on the D191 road.
The inhabitants are called Rinxentois.
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