Tingry

Tingry
Commune
The town hall of Tingry
Tingry
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Tingry
Coordinates: 50°37′09″N 1°43′52″E / 50.6192°N 1.7311°E / 50.6192; 1.7311Coordinates: 50°37′09″N 1°43′52″E / 50.6192°N 1.7311°E / 50.6192; 1.7311
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton Desvres
Intercommunality CC Desvres-Samer
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Daniel Forestier
Area1 11.36 km2 (4.39 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 319
 • Density 28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62821 /62830
Elevation 29–174 m (95–571 ft)
(avg. 71 m or 233 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Tingry is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Tingry is situated 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D901 (formerly the N1 – the Paris-Calais highway) and D238 roads. The D901 at Tingry has a sign warning of the Dangerous Declavity – the steep hill down towards the village.

Population

Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
241258250272307301319
Census count starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Pierre, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The two 17th century manorhouses of La Haye d'Incourt and Liembrune.
  • Traces of a feudal castle.
  • An oil pressing mill.

See also

References


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