Wierre-Effroy
Encyclopedia
Wierre-Effroy is a commune
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Geography
Wierre-Effroy is situated some 8 miles (12.9 km) northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D232 and D234 roads.Population
Places of interest
- The church of St.Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.
- The church of St.Laurent at the hamlet of Hesdres, dating from the twelfth century.
- A sixteenth century fortified manorhouse.