Coordinates: 50°51′09″N 1°36′50″E / 50.8525°N 1.61388888889°E
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Commune of Audinghen |
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| Location | |
  Audinghen
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region |  Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department |  Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | .svg){kind=small} Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Marquise |
| Intercommunality | Terre des Deux Caps |
| Mayor | Marc Sarpaux (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 0–123 m (0–400 ft) (avg. 68 m/220 ft) |
| Land area1 | 13.09 km2 (5.05 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 548 (1999) |
| - Density | 42 /km2 (110 /sq mi) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 62054/ 62179 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Audinghen is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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Geography
A farming commune, comprising of several hamlets, some 14 miles (23 km) north of Boulogne, at the junction of the D940 and the D191 roads. Cap Gris Nez, the nearest part of France to the English coast, forms the western boundary of the commune.
History
The town was originally named ‘’Odingehem’’, or "Home of Odin," by the Vikings who created a temple here dedicated to the Germanic god Odin. Audinghen has been rebuilt several times after being completely destroyed, including:
- In 1643 or 1644, according to the interpretations, by a party of soldiers of the King of England, who burned the village population inside the church;
- Three centuries later, in 1943, by the British, who bombarded and totally destroyed the village (then occupied by the German army).
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 409 | 457 | 461 | 468 | 503 | 548 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | |||||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Pierre, dating from the twentieth century.
- The ruins of the lighthouse at Cap Gris Nez.
- World War II German defences, part of the Atlantic wall.
Notable people
- Gabriel Auguste Ferdinand Ducuing, soldier who died here in 1940.
- Raoul de Godewaersvelde, composer, died here in 1977.
See also
References
External links
- Website about Audinghen (French)
- Audinghen on the Quid website (French)
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