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Wissant

Hauts-de-Francevillage

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Total population

848

Coordinates50.89°, 1.66°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Wissant is a small village in Hauts-de-France, France. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a cool temperate latitude (50.885°, 1.663°). Public datasets list a population of roughly 848. The location receives about 1,192 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 47% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by long cool seasons and short, mild summers. It is grouped under the 32 province in national statistics. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
50.8854
Longitude
1.6629
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Hauts-de-France

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.27
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,192

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
537
Avg daily Wikipedia views
18
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Wissant

Search results from Open Library.

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Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
62899
Department
62
Region
32
Population (Wikidata)
835

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Sources

  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
  • • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr