Wimille (French pronunciation: [vimil]; Picard: Wimil) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 50°45′50″N 1°38′01″E / 50.7639°N 1.6336°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Boulogne-sur-Mer-1 |
| Intercommunality | Boulonnais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Antoine Logié[1] |
Area 1 | 22.24 km2 (8.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 3,888 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62894 /62126 |
| Elevation | 2–109 m (6.6–357.6 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editWimille is a farming and light industrial town situated some 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Boulogne, at the junction of the D233 and the D237 roads, on the banks of the river Wimereux. The river Slack forms the northern boundary of the commune. Junction 33 of the A16 autoroute with the D242 is within the commune's territory. Wimille-Wimereux station has rail connections to Calais and Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Population
editThe inhabitants are called Wimillois.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 4,826 | — |
| 1975 | 4,779 | −0.14% |
| 1982 | 4,220 | −1.76% |
| 1990 | 4,681 | +1.30% |
| 1999 | 4,721 | +0.09% |
| 2007 | 4,367 | −0.97% |
| 2012 | 4,151 | −1.01% |
| 2017 | 4,083 | −0.33% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
edit- The Column of the Grande Armée, also known as Napoleon’s column.
- The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.
- A sixteenth century chapel.
- A seventeenth century drinking fountain.
- The château de La Rivière, dating from the seventeenth century.
- Four other châteaux: Lozembrune, Petit-Denacre, Grisendal and Billeauville, all dating from the eighteenth century.
- The Terlincthun British Cemetery, created during the Great War
Notable people
edit- Cecil Chesterton, journalist, buried at the Terlincthun British Cemetery
- Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, aviation pioneer, took off in a balloon here.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wimille.
- Official website of Wimille (in French)
- The Terlincthun British Cemetery, on the website "Remembrance Trails of the Great War in Northern France"
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