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Country
  
France

Department
  
Pas-de-Calais

Intercommunality
  
Sept Vallées

Area
  
10.17 km²

Arrondissement
  
Montreuil, Pas-de-Calais

Region
  
Hauts-de-France

Canton
  
Auxi-le-Château

Population (2014)
  
179

Local time
  
Monday 7:38 AM

Willeman

Weather
  
3°C, Wind N at 2 km/h, 100% Humidity

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

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Map of 62770 Willeman, France

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.

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

    Willeman Wikipedia
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