Willeman

Willeman
Commune
Part of the moat surrounding the chateau
Coat of arms
Location of Willeman
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Coordinates: 50°21′13″N2°09′34″E / 50.3536°N 2.1594°E / 50.3536; 2.1594
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Auxi-le-Château
Intercommunality	CC des 7 Vallées
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean Provoyeur [1]
Area 1	10.17 km2 (3.93 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [2]	182
• Density	18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62890 /62770
Elevation	42–110 m (138–361 ft) (avg. 47 m or 154 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Willeman is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. ^[3] This village has the southernmost Dutch name in France coming from its original Germanic roots.

Geography

Surrounded by woodland, Willeman is located 21 miles (34 km) southeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the D110 and D98 crossroads and 5miles (8k) southeast of Hesdin in the heart of the ‘7 vallées’ countryside. A small stream, the Riviérette, a tributary of the Canche flows through the village.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	240	—
1975	228	−0.73%
1982	217	−0.70%
1990	200	−1.01%
1999	155	−2.79%
2007	174	+1.46%
2012	179	+0.57%
2017	188	+0.99%
Source: INSEE [4]

Places of interest

• The church of St. Sulpice, dating from the fifteenth century.
• The château, whose façades and roof, along with a dovecote, are listed as historic monuments.
• A seventeenth century manor house, the Manoir de Vallières.

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