- Embry, Pas-de-Calais
French commune
name= Embry
region=
departement=
arrondissement=
canton= Fruges
insee=62293
cp=62990
maire=Francis Verhamme
mandat=
intercomm=Communauté de communes du Canton de Fruges et environs
longitude=1.96805555556
latitude=50.4936111111
alt moy=68 m
alt mini=55 m
alt maxi=177 m
hectares=1169
km²=11,69
sans=203
date-sans=1999
dens=17|Embry is a commune in the
Pas-de-Calais "département" in theNord-Pas-de-Calais region ofFrance .Geography
A village situated some 10 miles (16km) east of
Montreuil-sur-Mer at the D149 and D108 crossroads.Population
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, dated1630 .
* The 15th 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 External links
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=62293&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Embry on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=26790&req=Embry&style=fiche Embry on the Quid website] frNotes
*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on April 21st 2008."
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