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The village of Wimille France



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Wimille is a peaceful village about 10 miles form the port of Boulogne.

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

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A French long house in the village

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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

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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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