Embry, Pas-de-Calais

Embry
Coat of arms
Embry
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Embry
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Fruges
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Canton de Fruges et environs
Government
• Mayor	Francis Verhamme
Area1	11.69 km2 (4.51 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	203
• Density	17/km2 (45/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Embry is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A village situated some 10 miles (16 km) east of Montreuil-sur-Mer at the D149 and D108 crossroads.

Population

Historical population of Embry, Pas-de-Calais

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	283	316	288	251	226	203
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Many houses in the village are second homes, owned by British or Dutch families attracted by the unspoiled scenery and comparatively inexpensive property. The result has been to bring money into the area and many old houses have been preserved by tasteful renovation.

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

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Embry on the Insee website (French)
• Embry on the Quid website (French)
• Website of an inhabitant of Embry (French)