Wierre-Effroy

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Wierre-Effroy
Commune
The church of Wierre-Effroy
The church of Wierre-Effroy
Location of Wierre-Effroy
Wierre-Effroy is located in France
Wierre-Effroy
Wierre-Effroy
Coordinates: 50°46′44″N 1°44′21″E / 50.7789°N 1.7392°E / 50.7789; 1.7392Coordinates: 50°46′44″N 1°44′21″E / 50.7789°N 1.7392°E / 50.7789; 1.7392
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBoulogne-sur-Mer
CantonDesvres
IntercommunalityTerre des Deux Caps
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Louvet[1]
Area
1
18.91 km2 (7.30 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
863
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62889 /62720
Elevation14–96 m (46–315 ft)
(avg. 136 m or 446 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wierre-Effroy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography[]

Wierre-Effroy is situated some 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D232 and D234 roads.

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2006777—    
2007782+0.6%
2008803+2.7%
2009794−1.1%
2010788−0.8%
2011781−0.9%
2012775−0.8%
2013772−0.4%
2014773+0.1%
2015801+3.6%
2016829+3.5%

Places of interest[]

  • The church of St.Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The church of St.Laurent at the hamlet of Hesdres, dating from the twelfth century.
  • A sixteenth-century fortified manorhouse.
  • A Battle of Britain pilot was shot down and crashed in a field near to the village. Time Team dug this site in 2000.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.


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