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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.[2]

Embry
Commune
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
Area 1	11.69 km2 (4.51 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	234
• Density	20/km2 (52/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

Historical 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[3]

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.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

External links

• Statistical data, INSEE
• Website of an inhabitant of Embry (in French)

На других языках

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[de] Embry

Embry (ndl.: Embreke) ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 234 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) im Département Pas-de-Calais in der Region Hauts-de-France. Sie gehört zum Arrondissement Montreuil und zum Kanton Fruges.

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- [en] Embry, Pas-de-Calais

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