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Tardinghen (French: [taʁdɛ̃ɡɑ̃]; West Flemish: Terdingem [tærˈdɛŋəm]; Picard: Tardinghin [taʀdɪˈŋɛ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Tardinghen
Terdingem (West Flemish) | |
|---|---|
.JPG) The church of Tardinghen | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Tardinghen  | |
  Tardinghen  Tardinghen | |
| Coordinates: 50°52′01″N 1°37′52″E / 50.8669°N 1.6311°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Desvres |
| Intercommunality | CC Terre des Deux Caps |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Thibaut Segard[1] |
Area 1 | 8.72 km2 (3.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 150 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62806 /62179 |
| Elevation | 1–96 m (3.3–315.0 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Toponymy
editCommon to many French locales especially in the north, the etymology of Tardinghen is ultimately based in Germanic language roots.
Geography
editTardinghen is situated some 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of Boulogne, at the junction of the D249 and D940 roads, on Cape Gris-Nez. Parts of the coastline, forming the northern border of the commune, have receded inland at about 5 metres (5+1⁄2 yd) per year.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 145 | — |
| 1975 | 133 | −1.23% |
| 1982 | 127 | −0.66% |
| 1990 | 117 | −1.02% |
| 1999 | 127 | +0.92% |
| 2007 | 169 | +3.64% |
| 2012 | 147 | −2.75% |
| 2017 | 151 | +0.54% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
edit- The church of St. Martin, dating from the eighteenth century.
- An eighteenth-century manorhouse.
- Vestiges of the Atlantic Wall.
- Brasserie Artisanale des 2 Caps, local microbrewery.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Commune de Tardinghen (62806)". INSEE. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Media related to Tardinghen at Wikimedia Commons- The history of Tardinghen on Histopale (in French)
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