Wimille
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer | |
| Canton | Boulogne-sur-Mer-1 | |
| Community association | Boulonnais | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 46 ′ N , 1 ° 38 ′ E | |
| height | 2–109 m | |
| surface | 22.24 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,083 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 184 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62126 | |
| INSEE code | 62894 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-wimille.fr/ | |
 Pillar of the Grande Armée |
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Wimille is a French municipality with 4083 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer and the canton of Boulogne-sur-Mer-1 . The inhabitants are called Wimillois .
geography
Wimille is located near the coast of the English Channel on the course of the Wimereux . The municipality is part of the Caps et Marais d'Opale Regional Nature Park .
Wimille is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Wacquinghen in the north, Offrethun and Marquise in the northeast, Maninghen-Henne and Pittefaux in the east, Pernes-lès-Boulogne in the southeast, Saint-Martin-Boulogne in the south, Boulogne-sur-Mer in the southwest, Wimereux in the West and Ambleteuse in the northwest.
The A16 autoroute runs through the municipality . The Wimille-Wimereux train station is on the Boulogne-sur-Mer to Calais railway line .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 4,497 | 4,826 | 4,779 | 4,220 | 4,681 | 4,721 | 4,380 | 4.185 |
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church, built in the 12th century
- The column of the Grande Armée (also: Napoleon's column ), Monument historique since 1905
- 16th century chapel
- 17th century fountain, monument historique since 1972
- La Rivière castle from the 17th century
- Castles and parks Lozembrune (since 1978 Monument historique), Petit-Denacre (since 1978 Monument historique), [mill] Grisendal and Billeauville, each from the 18th century
- British Military Cemetery ( Terlincthun )
- Lebeurre Guilbert Brewery
- Fidon Bertèche brewery
Personalities
- Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier (1754–1785), aviation pioneer, had a fatal accident between Wimereux and Wimille
