Wimille

Geography

Population

Places of interest

• The Column of the Grande Armée, also known as Napoleon’s column.
• The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.
• A sixteenth century chapel.
• A seventeenth century drinking fountain.
• The château de La Rivière, dating from the seventeenth century.
• Four other châteaux: Lozembrune, Petit-Denacre, Grisendal and Billeauville, all dating from the eighteenth century.
• The Terlincthun British Cemetery, created during the Great War

  Notable people

• Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, aviation pioneer, took off in a balloon here.