Tardinghen
Tardinghen 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
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Location 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 (2008–2014) | Thibaut Segard |
| Area 1 | 8.72 km2 (3.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 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. | |
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 |
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| 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.
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External links
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- The history of Tardinghen on Histopale (in French)
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