Tardinghen
Tardinghen (French pronunciation: [taʁdɛ̃ɡɑ̃]; West Flemish: Terdingem; Picard: Tardinghin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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Landscape seen from the route du Châtelet
Tardinghen
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.JPG.webp) The church of Tardinghen | |
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| Coordinates: 50°52′01″N 1°37′52″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 | 151 |
| • 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
Common to many French locales especially in the north, the etymology of Tardinghen is ultimately based in Germanic language roots.
Geography
Tardinghen 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
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 134 | 145 | 133 | 127 | 117 | 127 | 167 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
Places of interest
- The church of St. Martin, dating from the eighteenth century.
- An eighteenth-century manorhouse.
- Vestiges of the Atlantic Wall.
- Brasserie de Deux Caps, local microbrewery.
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
External links
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- The history of Tardinghen on Histopale (in French)
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