Wimille

Wimille
Commune

Coat of arms
Wimille
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Wimille
Coordinates: 50°45′50″N 1°38′01″E / 50.7639°N 1.6336°E / 50.7639; 1.6336Coordinates: 50°45′50″N 1°38′01″E / 50.7639°N 1.6336°E / 50.7639; 1.6336
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton Boulogne-sur-Mer-1
Intercommunality Boulonnais
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Antoine Logié
Area1 22.24 km2 (8.59 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 4,159
 • Density 190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Wimille [vimij] is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Wimille 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.

Population

The inhabitants are called Wimillois.

Historical population of Wimille
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population4497482647794220468147214475
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 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

See also

References

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