Wimille

For the racing driver, see Jean-Pierre Wimille.
Wimille


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Wimille

Coordinates: 50°45′50″N 1°38′01″E / 50.7639°N 1.6336°E / 50.7639; 1.6336Coordinates: 50°45′50″N 1°38′01″E / 50.7639°N 1.6336°E / 50.7639; 1.6336
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton Boulogne-sur-Mer-Nord-Ouest
Intercommunality Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Antoine Logié
Area1 22.24 km2 (8.59 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 4,475
  Density 200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Wimille [vimij] is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Wimille is a farming and light industrial town situated some 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Boulogne, at the junction of the D233 and the D237 roads, on the banks of the river Wimereux. The river Slack forms the northern boundary of the commune. Junction 33 of the A16 autoroute with the D242 is within the commune’s territory.

Population

The inhabitants are called Wimillois.

Historical population of Wimille
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population4497482647794220468147214475
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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