Wimereux
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Commune of Wimereux |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Boulogne-sur-Mer Nord-Ouest |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais |
| Mayor | Francis Ruelle (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 0–71 |
| Land area¹ | 7.71 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
7,493 |
| - Density | 972/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 62893/ 62930 |
| 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. | |
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Wimereux is a commune of the Pas-de-Calais département, in France.
Culture: key figures: Guy Bataille, journalist and historian of WWII; Maurice Boitel, painter artist; Jack Lang, politician.
[edit] Affiliations
Wimereux is twinned with the following cities:
Herne Bay, Kent, England
Schmallenberg, Germany.
[edit] External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- Tourism in Wimereux and the Boulonnais area (in English)
- Wimereux - official website (in french)
- Wimereux - Unofficial website
- Wimereux Guide on a Google Map
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