Wierre-Effroy

Wierre-Effroy (French pronunciation: [wjɛʁ efʁwa]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Wierre-Effroy
Commune
The church of Wierre-Effroy
Location of Wierre-Effroy
Wierre-Effroy Show map of France Wierre-Effroy Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°46′44″N 1°44′21″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton	Desvres
Intercommunality	Terre des Deux Caps
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Pierre Louvet[1]
Area 1	18.91 km2 (7.30 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	856
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62889 /62720
Elevation	14–96 m (46–315 ft) (avg. 136 m or 446 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Wierre-Effroy is situated some 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D232 and D234 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	664	—
1975	569	−2.18%
1982	619	+1.21%
1990	707	+1.68%
1999	747	+0.61%
2007	782	+0.57%
2012	775	−0.18%
2017	857	+2.03%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• The church of St.Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.
• The church of St.Laurent at the hamlet of Hesdres, dating from the twelfth century.
• A sixteenth-century fortified manorhouse.
• A Battle of Britain pilot was shot down and crashed in a field near to the village. Time Team dug this site in 2000.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE