Hinx
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Country | |
| Arrondissement | Dax | |
| Canton | Coteau de Chalosse | |
| Community association | Terres de Chalosse | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 42 ′ N , 0 ° 56 ′ W | |
| height | 3–55 m | |
| surface | 15.51 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,883 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 121 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 40180 | |
| INSEE code | 40126 | |
| Website | http://www.hinx.fr/ | |
Hinx ( Occitan : Hins ) is a French municipality with 1883 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Landes department in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Dax and the canton of Coteau de Chalosse . The residents call themselves Hinxois .
geography
Hinx is located in the Marensin countryside on the edge of the vast Landes de Gascogne , the largest forest area in Western Europe, about ten kilometers east of Dax . The Adour River forms the north-western boundary of the municipality. Hinx is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Téthieu in the north and northwest, Goos in the north and northeast, Gamarde-les-Bains in the east and northeast, Poyartin in the east, Sort-en-Chalosse in the south and Candresse in the west.
| Population development | |
|---|---|
| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 751 |
| 1968 | 756 |
| 1975 | 824 |
| 1982 | 994 |
| 1990 | 1117 |
| 1999 | 1145 |
| 2006 | 1202 |
| 2012 | 1849 |
Attractions
- Castéra Castle from the time of Louis XIV.