Wirwignes

Wirwignes
Willewine
The church of Wirwignes
Location of Wirwignes
Wirwignes
Wirwignes
Coordinates: 50°41′09″N 1°45′43″E / 50.6858°N 1.7619°E / 50.6858; 1.7619
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBoulogne-sur-Mer
CantonDesvres
IntercommunalityDesvres-Samer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) André Goudalle[1]
Area
1
12.47 km2 (4.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
743
 • Density60/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62896 /62240
Elevation22–102 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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE