Wimy

Wimy
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Vervins
Canton	Hirson
Community association	Trois Rivières
Coordinates	49 ° 56 '  N , 4 ° 0'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 56 '  N , 4 ° 0'  E
height	136-238 m
surface	12.04 km 2
Residents	487 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	40 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	02500
INSEE code	02833
Fortified church of St. Martin in Wimy

Wimy is a French municipality with 487 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Aisne in the region of Hauts-de-France ; it belongs to the arrondissement Vervins , the canton Hirson and the municipality association Trois Rivières .

geography

The municipality of Wimy is located in the Thiérache , about five kilometers west of Hirson near the border with Belgium . The southern boundary of the municipality is marked by the upper Oise .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2016
Residents	579	536	464	502	485	477	499	476

Attractions

Wimy has a fortified church typical of the Thiérache border region . The medieval church of St. Martin was fortified between 1578 and 1585. It thus offered the village population protection from marauding mercenary gangs that raided the villages of the French border region at the time of the Eighty Years' War . The church is classified as a monument historique .

Web links

Commons : Wimy  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Fortified Church of St. Martin in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)