Wirwignes

Wirwignes is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Wirwignes
Commune
The church of Wirwignes
Coat of arms
Location of Wirwignes
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Coordinates: 50°41′09″N 1°45′43″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton	Desvres
Intercommunality	Desvres-Samer
Government
• Mayor (2018-2020)	André Goudalle
Area ^1	12.47 km^2 (4.81 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	746
• Density	60/km^2 (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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	686	—
2007	704	+2.6%
2008	721	+2.4%
2009	739	+2.5%
2010	741	+0.3%
2011	738	−0.4%
2012	739	+0.1%
2013	739	+0.0%
2014	740	+0.1%
2015	738	−0.3%
2016	749	+1.5%

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

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

• Wirwignes on the Quid website (in French)