Willeman

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Willeman

(2020–2026) Jean Provoyeur^[1]Area

10.17 km² (3.93 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

182 • Density18/km² (46/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

62890 /62770

Elevation42–110 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.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE