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The village of Wimille in Northern France
Wimille is on the D237 road if you are coming from Calais take the A16 motorway turn off at juction 33. We stop at the village a couple of times a year for a walk round.On our way to visit the large Auchan supermarket complex just up the road
Wimille is a peaceful village about 10 miles from the port of Boulogne. The village has played an important role in the region dating back to the Roman Empire and has been the site of several pivotal battles throughout history. Over the centuries, Wimille has been home to wealthy merchants, artists, and intellectuals, and its unique cultural heritage can still be seen in the village today.
It is around 3 miles from the coast and the seaside town of Wimereux.
The village is ideally situated to tour the area. There is a good golf coarse between the village and Wimereux. You can walk for miles along the cliff paths just a short drive away.
Wimille village centre
A French long house in the village
Wimille village
The village was not always as peaceful. In 1803 to 1805 Napoleon set up camp for 180,000 soldiers in Boulogne some were based in the village.
Then in WWl the area housed numerous hospitals and other medical establishments.
In WWll there was heavy fighting in the area in 1940 Wimille was devastated.
The garrison at Boulogne fought a delaying action to cover the withdrawal to Dunkirk
There is a military cemetery at nearby Terlincthun. It is hard to imagine anything happening in such a peaceful place.
Wood store just outside the village of Wimille France
We always stay in a gite. This is a good way to live like the locals and enjoy
the French lifestyle. It is also good value more so if several of you go together.We stay in a small gite about a mile
from the village of Wimille every year to do our Christmas shopping.Two miles from the village is one of the largest
Hypermarkets in France.
Google street map showing the centre of the village
Plus the Cite of Europe
centre about 10 miles.
Citroen 2 CV parked in the village
You can take a drive with us through the village on this short video Just click on the arrow to play this video. If you have a dial up or slower Internet connection, click on the pause button after starting the video and let it load all the way so the video plays through without any problems.
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