Wirwignes
Willewine | |
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![]() The church of Wirwignes | |
Coordinates: 50°41′09″N 1°45′43″E / 50.6858°N 1.7619°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
Canton | Desvres |
Intercommunality | Desvres-Samer |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | André Goudalle[1] |
Area 1 | 12.47 km2 (4.81 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 747 |
• Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62896 /62240 |
Elevation | 22–102 m (72–335 ft) (avg. 28 m or 92 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Wirwignes (French pronunciation: [viʁviɲ]; West Flemish: Willewine) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
Wirwignes is situated some 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D238 and the D341 roads, on the banks of the river Liane.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 507 | — |
1975 | 492 | −0.43% |
1982 | 528 | +1.01% |
1990 | 638 | +2.39% |
1999 | 682 | +0.74% |
2007 | 704 | +0.40% |
2012 | 739 | +0.98% |
2017 | 746 | +0.19% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Places of interest
- The church of St.Quentin, dating from the fifteenth century.
- The château de Quenneval, dating from the seventeenth century.
- A seventeenth century fortified manorhouse.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "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