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Baincthun () is a
commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of
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Geography

A farming and quarrying commune, some southeast of
Boulogne-sur-Mer Boulogne-sur-Mer (; pcd, Boulonne-su-Mér; nl, Bonen; la, Gesoriacum or ''Bononia''), often called just Boulogne (, ), is a coastal city in Northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department of Pas-de-Calais. Boulogne lies on the C ...
, at the junction of the D341 and the D234 roads.


Population


Sights

* A feudal
motte A motte-and-bailey castle is a European fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised area of ground called a motte, accompanied by a walled courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade. Relatively easy to ...
. * The church of St. Martin. * The Château d'Ordre, dating from 1672 at the hamlet of Maquinghen. * The manor at Lannoy.


See also

* Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department


References

Communes of Pas-de-Calais {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub