Wirwignes

Wirwignes Willewine
Commune
The church of Wirwignes
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 50°41′09″N 1°45′43″E / 50.6858°N 1.7619°E / 50.6858; 1.7619Coordinates: 50°41′09″N 1°45′43″E / 50.6858°N 1.7619°E / 50.6858; 1.7619
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton	Desvres
Intercommunality	Desvres-Samer
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	André Goudalle
Area 1	12.47 km2 (4.81 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	742
• Density	60/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62896 /62240
Elevation	22–102 m (72–335 ft) (avg. 28 m or 92 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wirwignes (West Flemish: Willewine) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography[]

Wirwignes is situated some 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D238 and the D341 roads, on the banks of the river Liane.

Population[]

Places of interest[]

• The church of St.Quentin, dating from the fifteenth century.
• The château de Quenneval, dating from the seventeenth century.
• A seventeenth century fortified manorhouse.

See also[]

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References[]

• INSEE commune file

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