Wimille
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Wimille (French pronunciation: [vimil]; Picard: Wimil) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France[3] about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Boulogne, on the banks of the river Wimereux. The river Slack forms the northern boundary of the commune.
Wimille | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Wimille | |
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| Coordinates: 50°45′50″N 1°38′01″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Boulogne-sur-Mer-1 |
| Intercommunality | Boulonnais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Antoine Logié[1] |
Area 1 | 22.24 km2 (8.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,866 |
| • Density | 173.8/km2 (450.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (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. | |
Population
The inhabitants are called Wimillois.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 4,826 | — |
| 1975 | 4,779 | −0.14% |
| 1982 | 4,220 | −1.76% |
| 1990 | 4,681 | +1.30% |
| 1999 | 4,721 | +0.09% |
| 2007 | 4,367 | −0.97% |
| 2012 | 4,151 | −1.01% |
| 2017 | 4,083 | −0.33% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Notable people
- Cecil Chesterton, journalist, buried at the Terlincthun British Cemetery
- Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, aviation pioneer, took off in a balloon there.
The Terlincthun British Cemetery
