Tincry
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins | |
| Canton | Le Saulnois | |
| Community association | Saulnois | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 54 ' N , 6 ° 25' E | |
| height | 226-378 m | |
| surface | 8.47 km 2 | |
| Residents | 174 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 21 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57590 | |
| INSEE code | 57674 | |
 Saint-Médard church |
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Tincry is a French commune with 174 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Sarrebourg-Château-Salins .
geography
Tincry is located in the Saulnois , about 30 kilometers southeast of Metz at an altitude between 226 and 378 m above sea level. The municipality covers 8.47 km².
history
The place was first mentioned in 950 as Tinkaracha . Other spellings were: Tinkirchen (1421), Tinkeringen (1460).
The village has belonged to France since 1661 and was known as Dinkrich in 1915-18 and Dinkirchen in 1940-44 .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2015 |
| Residents | 170 | 145 | 150 | 139 | 126 | 133 | 198 | 171 |
Web links
Commons : Tincry - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ The Franconian and Alemannic Settlements in Gaul - Adolf Schiber (2011)