Tingry

for the Tibetan town and county see Tingri

Tingry
Tingry
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais 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	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton	Samer
Intercommunality	Samer et environs
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Daniel Forestier
Area1	11.36 km2 (4.39 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	319
• Density	28/km2 (73/sq mi)
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 Nord-Pas-de-Calais 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

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

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tingry.

• Tingry on the Quid website (French)