Alincthun
Encyclopedia
Alincthun is a commune
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
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, at the junction of the D238e2 and the D137 roads. The river Liane
flows through the village.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Geography
A small farming commune comprising 12 hamlets, some 10 miles (16.1 km) east of BoulogneBoulogne-sur-Mer
-Road:* Metropolitan bus services are operated by the TCRB* Coach services to Calais and Dunkerque* A16 motorway-Rail:* The main railway station is Gare de Boulogne-Ville and located in the south of the city....
, at the junction of the D238e2 and the D137 roads. The river Liane
Liane
Liane is a female given name and may refer to one of the following;* Liane Bahler, German professional racing cyclist;* Liane Balaban, Canadian actress;* Liane Berkowitz, member of the German resistance movement during World War II;...
flows through the village.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of St.Denis, dating from the seventeenth century.
- The seventeenth century Château du Fresnoy.
- Three 17th century manor houses at La Guilbauderie, Le Fay and Bois-du-Coq.
- A water mill.