Wierre-Effroy
Wierre-Effroy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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Coordinates: 50°46′44″N 1°44′21″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
Canton | Desvres |
Intercommunality | Terre des Deux Caps |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014-2020) | Jean-Pierre Louvet |
Area 1 | 18.91 km2 (7.30 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 857 |
• Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62889 /62720 |
Elevation | 14–96 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. |
Geography
Wierre-Effroy is situated some 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D232 and D234 roads.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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2006 | 777 | — |
2007 | 782 | +0.6% |
2008 | 803 | +2.7% |
2009 | 794 | −1.1% |
2010 | 788 | −0.8% |
2011 | 781 | −0.9% |
2012 | 775 | −0.8% |
2013 | 772 | −0.4% |
2014 | 773 | +0.1% |
2015 | 801 | +3.6% |
2016 | 829 | +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.
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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