Wimereux
Sign in to saveWimereux (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 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.
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Place details
- Locality
- Wimereux
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 7,663
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Wimereux
- French commune.native name
- Wimeruwe
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Wimereux rogné1.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Wimereux
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Wimereux.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Boulogne-sur-Mer
- French commune.canton
- Boulogne-sur-Mer-1
- French commune.INSEE
- 62893
- French commune.postal code
- 62930
- French commune.mayor
- Jean-Luc Dubaële
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Wimereux
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer
- Population
- +6256
- Area
- +7.71
- Elevation
- +25
- Shares border with
- Wimille
- Official website
- www.ville-wimereux.fr
- Image
- Wimereux coast.JPG
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Wimereux (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 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== In March 1899 the first radio link between France and England was established at Wimereux by Guglielmo Marconi.