Wimereux
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Wimereux is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 5 kilometres north of Boulogne-sur-Mer, on the banks of the small river Wimereux. The river Slack forms th
Wimereux
The beach at Wimereux
Beach huts
The west front of the church
Boulogne-sur-Mer
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Boulogne-sur-Mer, often called just Boulogne, is a port city in Northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department of Pas-de-Calais. Boulogne lies on the Côte d'Opale, a touristic stretch of Fr
Wimereux
…French: ; 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. In March 1899…
A general view from the Brecquerecque Quarter: The modern lighthouse, the medieval bell tower and the English Channel
The Tour d'Ordre, a Roman lighthouse, in 1550. It fell into the sea in 1644, having stood for over 1600 years.
The Column of the Grande Armée commemorates Napoleon's gathering of 200,000 soldiers near Boulogne for a proposed invasion of the United Kingdom. His statue is at the top
A "special pass" issued for travel within Boulogne by the British Red Cross in May 1917, during World War I