Wierre-Effroy
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Wierre-Effroy | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region ![]() ![]() Wierre-Effroy | |
Coordinates: 50°46′44″N 1°44′21″E / 50.7789°N 1.7392°ECoordinates: 50°46′44″N 1°44′21″E / 50.7789°N 1.7392°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
Canton | Marquise |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Terre des Deux Caps |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Pierre Louvet |
Area | |
• Land1 | 18.91 km2 (7.30 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Population2 | 794 |
• Population2 Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62889 / 62720 |
Elevation |
14–96 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Wierre-Effroy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
Wierre-Effroy is situated some 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D232 and D234 roads.
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 629 | 664 | 569 | 619 | 707 | 747 | 794 |
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |
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.
See also
References
External links
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