Wirwignes

French commune
name= Wirwignes
region=
departement=
arrondissement=
canton= Desvres
insee=62896
cp=62240
maire=Francis Docquoy
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes du Pays de la Faïence de Desvres
longitude=1.76194444444
latitude=50.6858333333
alt moy=28 m
alt mini=22 m
alt maxi=102 m
hectares=1 247
km²=12,47
sans=682
date-sans=1999
dens=54|

Wirwignes is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais "département" in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A farming village situated some convert|8|mi|km southeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D238 and the D341 roads, on the banks of the river Liane.

Population

Places of interest

* The church of St.Quentin, dating from the 15th century.
* The château de Quenneval, dating from the 17th century.
* A 17th century fortified manorhouse.

See also

*Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=27377&req=Wirwignes Wirwignes on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on September 10th 2008."