Wimereux
Wimereux
Wimeruwe | |
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Wimereux | |
Location of Wimereux | |
| Coordinates: 50°46′N 1°37′E / 50.77°N 1.61°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Boulogne-sur-Mer-1 |
| Intercommunality | Boulonnais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Dubaële |
Area 1 | 7.71 km2 (2.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 6,307 |
| • Density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62893 /62930 |
| Elevation | 0–71 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 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.