commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
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France
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light industrial
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town situated some 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
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with the D242 is within the commune's territory. Wimille-Wimereux station has rail connections to Calais and Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Population
The inhabitants are called ''Wimillois''.
Places of interest
* The Column of the Grande Armée, also known as ''Napoleon’s column''.
* The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.
* A sixteenth century chapel.
* A seventeenth century drinking fountain.
* The château de La Rivière, dating from the seventeenth century.
* Four other châteaux: Lozembrune, Petit-Denacre, Grisendal and Billeauville, all dating from the eighteenth century.
* The Terlincthun British Cemetery, created during the Great War
Notable people
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Cecil Chesterton
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, journalist, buried at the Terlincthun British Cemetery
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Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
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,
aviation
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