Wirwignes Explained

Wirwignes
Native Name:	Willewine
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Wirwignes.svg
Arrondissement:	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton:	Desvres
Insee:	62896
Postal Code:	62240
Mayor:	André Goudalle^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Desvres-Samer
Coordinates:	50.6858°N 1.7619°W
Elevation M:	28
Elevation Min M:	22
Elevation Max M:	102
Area Km2:	12.47

Wirwignes (pronounced as /fr/; vls|Willewine) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

Geography

Wirwignes is situated some 8miles southeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D238 and the D341 roads, on the banks of the river Liane.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Quentin, dating from the fifteenth century.
• The château de Quenneval, dating from the seventeenth century.
• A seventeenth century fortified manorhouse.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/62896-wirwignes INSEE commune file