Wimille | ||
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Coordinates: 50°45′50″N 1°38′01″E / 50.7639°N 1.6336°ECoordinates: 50°45′50″N 1°38′01″E / 50.7639°N 1.6336°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer | |
Canton | Boulogne-sur-Mer-1 | |
Intercommunality | Boulonnais | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2014-2020) | Antoine Logié | |
Area1 | 22.24 km2 (8.59 sq mi) | |
Population (2014)2 | 4,159 | |
• Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 62894 / 62126 | |
Elevation | 2–109 m (6.6–357.6 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Wimille [vimij] is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Wimille is a farming and light industrial town situated some 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Boulogne, at the junction of the D233 and the D237 roads, on the banks of the river Wimereux. The river Slack forms the northern boundary of the commune. Junction 33 of the A16 autoroute with the D242 is within the commune’s territory.
The inhabitants are called Wimillois.