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Colonne de la Grande Armée à Wimille
Come and discover the Column of the Great Army at Wimille, built between 1804 and 1824 in honour of Napoleon I on the outskirts of Boulogne-sur-Mer, a town of Art and History on the Opal Coast. Admire the countryside around Boulogne and the sea from its top.
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Opening / Closing
Opening from 1st october 2011
Times may vary
Open
15 june to 15 september
wednesday to sunday
10 am to 12:30 and 2:30 to 6:30 pm
1rst october to 7 november and 18 december to 14 june
friday, saturday, sunday
10 am to noon and 2 to 4 pm
Closed
25 december, 1rst january, 1rst may and 1rst november
Prices
Adult rate : 3 €
Reduced rate : 2,50 €
Adult group rate : 2,80
€ (minimum 20 persons)
Groupes scolaires : 30 € (20 € pour les ZEP) ; 35 élèves maximum ; 1 accompagnateur bénéficie de la gratuité par tranche de 15 élèves (8 élèves pour les écoles maternelles) ; pour tout accompagnateur supplémentaire, le tarif "groupes adultes" s’applique, sauf pour les titulaires du Pass Education (gratuité) ou d’une carte professionnelle de l’Education nationale (tarif réduit).
Gratuité :
Moins de 18 ans (en famille et hors groupes scolaires)
18-25 ans (ressortissants des 27 pays de l’Union Européenne et résidents réguliers non-européens sur le territoire français)
Personne handicapée et son accompagnateur
Demandeur d’emploi, sur présentation d’une attestation de moins de 6 mois
Going there
De Calais, A 16, sortie 3
Localisation
62126 Wimille
F 33 / (0)3 21 30 22 04
GPS details
Longitude : 1.6311
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Read moreUnderstanding the Column of the Great Army at Wimille
• A symbolic place.
From as early as 1798, the camp at Boulogne-sur-Mer was envisaged by
Bonaparte, First Consul, as the departure point from which to invade
England.
• Commemorative columns in the 19th century. In
1800 Bonaparte promulgated a decree stipulating that the principal town
of each department should build a column to honour those who died for
France. The Column of the Great Army was decided upon by Marshal Soult,
and was inspired by Trajan’s column in Rome, as was the Vendome column
in Paris.
Visits
Unaccompagnied visit
français, anglais, allemand, néerlandais
durée : 30 mn
Guided visit
sur réservation : 15 jours
durée : 1h30
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