Rinxent
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Rinxent
|native name = Erningsem
|commune status = Commune
|image = Mairie de Rinxent.jpg
|caption = The town hall of Rinxent
|image coat of arms = Blason Rinxent.svg
|arrondissement = Boulogne-sur-Mer
|canton = Desvres
|INSEE = 62711
|postal code = 62720
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CC Terre des Deux Caps
|coordinates = {{coord|50.8056|1.7389|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 79
|elevation min m = 7
|elevation max m = 90
|area km2 = 8.38
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Rinxent ({{IPA|fr|ʁɛ̃ksɑ̃}}; {{langx|vls|Erningsem}}) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/62711-rinxent INSEE commune file]
Geography
Rinxent is a farming and light industrial town, situated some {{convert|9|mi|km}} northeast of Boulogne, on the D191 road.
Population
The inhabitants are called Rinxentois.
{{Historical populations
| 1968|3340
| 1975|3195
| 1982|3094
| 1990|2860
| 1999|2797
| 2007|2768
| 2012|2771
| 2017|3001
| source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-62711#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
| percentages = pagr
| align = none
}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{commons category}}
- {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.ville-rinxent.fr/ Official town website]
- {{in lang|fr}} [https://histopale.net/les-communes/rinxent-hydrequent/ History of Rinxent]
{{Pas-de-Calais communes}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Communes of Pas-de-Calais
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