Willeman

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Coordinates: 50°21′13″N 2°09′34″E / 50.3536111111, 2.15944444444

Commune of Willeman
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Le Parcq
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de Canche Ternoise
Mayor	Xavier Degrugillier (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	42 m–110 m (avg. 47 m)
Land area¹	10,17 km²
Population² (1999)	155
- Density	15/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62890/ 62770
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Willeman is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 Places of interest 4 See also 5 External links 6 Notes

[edit] Geography

A small village, surrounded by woodland, located 21 miles (34km) southeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the D110 and D98 crossroads and 5miles (8k) southeast of Hesdin in the heart of the ‘7 vallées’ countryside. A small stream, the Riviérette, a tributary of the Canche flows through the village.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
213	240	228	217	200	155
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The church of St.Sulpice, dating from the 15th century.
• The château, whose façades and roof, along with a dovecote, are listed as historic monuments.
• A 17th century manor house, the Manoir de Vallières.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• Willeman on the Insee website (French)
• Willeman on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 30th 2008.