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Wimereux

Coordinates: 50°46′N 1°37′E / 50.77°N 1.61°E / 50.77; 1.61
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Wimereux
Wimeruwe
Commune
Wimereux
Wimereux
Coat of arms of Wimereux
Coat of arms
Location of Wimereux
Map
Wimereux is located in France
Wimereux
Wimereux
Wimereux is located in Hauts-de-France
Wimereux
Wimereux
Coordinates: 50°46′N 1°37′E / 50.77°N 1.61°E / 50.77; 1.61
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBoulogne-sur-Mer
CantonBoulogne-sur-Mer-1
IntercommunalityBoulonnais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Luc Dubaële[1]
Area
1
7.71 km2 (2.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
6,358
 • Density820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62893 /62930
Elevation0–71 m (0–233 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wimereux (French: [vim(ə)ʁø]; West Flemish: Wimeruwe) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France[3] 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Boulogne-sur-Mer, on the banks of the small river Wimereux. The river Slack forms the northern border of the commune and the English Channel the western.

History

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In March 1899 the first radio link between France and England was established at Wimereux by Guglielmo Marconi.[4]

Lady Hadfield set up and ran a Red Cross hospital there.[5] The Women's Hospital Corps, founded by Flora Murray and Louisa Garratt Anderson, opened its second hospital in Wimereux. It was the first women's hospital to be recognised by the British Army.[6] In 1916, Solomon J Solomon set up a Royal Engineers establishment, the Special Works Park, in a disused feldspar factory and developed new military camouflage techniques and equipment for the British Army.[7]

People

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Twin towns

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Wimereux is twinned with the following towns:

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 5,241—    
1975 6,712+3.60%
1982 7,023+0.65%
1990 7,109+0.15%
1999 7,493+0.59%
2007 7,398−0.16%
2012 7,161−0.65%
2017 6,575−1.69%
Source: INSEE[9]
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  • The beach at Wimereux
    The beach at Wimereux
  • Beach huts
    Beach huts
  • The west front of the church
    The west front of the church
  • The war memorial
    The war memorial
  • The seafront promenade
    The seafront promenade
  • Villa «La Frégate»
    Villa «La Frégate»
  • Villas on the seafront
    Villas on the seafront
  • Villa «De Sonis»
    Villa «De Sonis»
  • Plaque commemorating wireless link-up between France and England
    Plaque commemorating wireless link-up between France and England
  • High tide along the beachfront
    High tide along the beachfront
  • The beach crowded with people at lower tide
    The beach crowded with people at lower tide

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ "Guglielmo Marconi". National Trust. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Lady Hadfield, Obituary". The Times. 8 November 1949.
  6. ^ GEDDES, JENNIAN F (1 January 2007). "Deeds and Words in the Suffrage Military Hospital in Endell Street". Medical History. 51 (1): 79–98. doi:10.1017/s0025727300000909. ISSN 0025-7273. PMC 1712367. PMID 17200698.
  7. ^ Rankin, Nicholas (2008). Churchill's Wizards - the British genius for deception, 1914 - 1945. London: Faber and Faber. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-571-22195-0.
  8. ^ The CWGC cemetery
  9. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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