Embry, Pas-de-Calais
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Embry (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃bʁi]; Dutch: Embreke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Embry | |
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The town hall and school of Embry | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Embry | |
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| Coordinates: 50°29′37″N 1°58′05″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Montreuil |
| Canton | Fruges |
| Intercommunality | CC Haut Pays du Montreuillois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bruno Boulogne[1] |
Area 1 | 11.69 km2 (4.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 241 |
| • Density | 20.6/km2 (53.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62293 /62990 |
| Elevation | 55–177 m (180–581 ft) (avg. 68 m or 223 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
A village situated some 10 miles (16 km) east of Montreuil-sur-Mer at the D149 and D108 crossroads.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 316 | — |
| 1975 | 288 | −1.32% |
| 1982 | 251 | −1.95% |
| 1990 | 226 | −1.30% |
| 1999 | 203 | −1.19% |
| 2007 | 227 | +1.41% |
| 2012 | 253 | +2.19% |
| 2017 | 239 | −1.13% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Some houses in the village are second homes, owned by British or Dutch families attracted by inexpensive property. The result has been to bring money into the area and old houses have been preserved by renovation.[citation needed]
Places of interest
- Vestiges of an ancient château.
- The Maison Sainte Marguerite, dated 1630.
- The fifteenth century church of Saint Martin
Since 2007 a local society for the preservation of the Church (APSE) has been active in fund raising and in generally overseeing the Church's part in the village heritage.
