Wierre-au-Bois
Wierre-au-Bois is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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Location of Wierre-au-Bois 
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| Coordinates: 50°38′42″N 1°45′47″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Desvres |
| Intercommunality | Desvres-Samer |
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| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Bertrand Flahaut |
| Area 1 | 3.83 km2 (1.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 226 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/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. | |
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. | ±% |
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| 2006 | 216 | — |
| 2007 | 211 | −2.3% |
| 2008 | 209 | −0.9% |
| 2009 | 214 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 218 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 223 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 224 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 230 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 228 | −0.9% |
| 2015 | 227 | −0.4% |
| 2016 | 225 | −0.9% |
Places of interest
- The church of St.Omer, dating from the fifteenth century.
- A seventeenth-century chateau.
- A medieval castle.
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wierre-au-Bois. |
- Wierre-au-Bois on the Quid website (in French)
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