Wierre-au-Bois

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Wierre-au-Bois
Wilder
Commune
The church of Wierre-au-Bois
The church of Wierre-au-Bois
Coat of arms of Wierre-au-Bois
Coat of arms
Location of Wierre-au-Bois
Wierre-au-Bois is located in France
Wierre-au-Bois
Wierre-au-Bois
Coordinates: 50°38′42″N 1°45′47″E / 50.645°N 1.7631°E / 50.645; 1.7631Coordinates: 50°38′42″N 1°45′47″E / 50.645°N 1.7631°E / 50.645; 1.7631
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBoulogne-sur-Mer
CantonDesvres
IntercommunalityDesvres-Samer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bertrand Flahaut[1]
Area
1
3.83 km2 (1.48 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
226
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62888 /62830
Elevation28–91 m (92–299 ft)
(avg. 170 m or 560 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wierre-au-Bois (West Flemish: Wilder) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography[]

Wierre-au-Bois is situated some 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Boulogne, on the D215 just to the east of Samer.

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2006216—    
2007211−2.3%
2008209−0.9%
2009214+2.4%
2010218+1.9%
2011223+2.3%
2012224+0.4%
2013230+2.7%
2014228−0.9%
2015227−0.4%
2016225−0.9%

Places of interest[]

  • The church of St.Omer, dating from the fifteenth century.
  • A seventeenth-century chateau.
  • A medieval castle.

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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