Wierre-au-Bois
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Wierre-au-Bois
Wilder | |
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![]() The church of Wierre-au-Bois | |
Coordinates: 50°38′42″N 1°45′47″E / 50.645°N 1.7631°ECoordinates: 50°38′42″N 1°45′47″E / 50.645°N 1.7631°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
Canton | Desvres |
Intercommunality | Desvres-Samer |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Bertrand Flahaut[1] |
Area 1 | 3.83 km2 (1.48 sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62888 /62830 |
Elevation | 28–91 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.[2]
Geography
Wierre-au-Bois is situated some 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Boulogne, on the D215 just to the east of Samer.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 217 | — |
1975 | 195 | −1.52% |
1982 | 193 | −0.15% |
1990 | 203 | +0.63% |
1999 | 242 | +1.97% |
2007 | 211 | −1.70% |
2012 | 224 | +1.20% |
2017 | 226 | +0.18% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Places of interest
- The church of St.Omer, dating from the fifteenth century.
- A seventeenth-century chateau.
- A medieval castle.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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