Wierre-Effroy

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Location of Wierre-Effroy
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(2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Louvet[1]Area
1
18.91 km2 (7.30 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
856 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
62889 /62720
Elevation14–96 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.

Wierre-Effroy (French pronunciation: [wjɛʁ efʁwa]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Geography

Wierre-Effroy is situated some 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D232 and D234 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 664—    
1975 569−2.18%
1982 619+1.21%
1990 707+1.68%
1999 747+0.61%
2007 782+0.57%
2012 775−0.18%
2017 857+2.03%
Source: INSEE[4]

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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