Audinghen
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
Audinghen
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| Coordinates: 50°51′09″N 1°36′50″E / 50.8525°N 1.6139°ECoordinates: 50°51′09″N 1°36′50″E / 50.8525°N 1.6139°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer | |
| Canton | Marquise | |
| Intercommunality | Terre des Deux Caps | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Marc Sarpaux | |
| Area1 | 13.09 km2 (5.05 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 584 | |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62054 / 62179 | |
| Elevation | 0–123 m (0–404 ft) (avg. 68 m or 223 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.
Audinghen (Dutch: Oudinghen) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
A farming commune, comprising several hamlets, some 14 miles (23 km) north of Boulogne-sur-Mer, 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.
The town was originally named Odingehem, 'home of Odin', by the Vikings who built a temple here dedicated to the Germanic god Odin. Audinghen has been rebuilt several times after being completely destroyed, including:
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