Wissant is a fishing port and farming village located approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of Boulogne, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west-southwest of Calais, 36 kilometres (22 mi) southeast of Dover, 53 kilometres (33 mi) west-southwest of Dunkirk, 66 kilometres (41 mi) from the Belgian coast, 191 kilometres (119 mi) north of Le Havre, 523 kilometres (325 mi) northeast of Brest, and 231 kilometres (144 mi) north of Paris, at the junction of the D238 and the D940 roads, on the English Channel coast.

Places of interest

• The church of St. Nicholas, dating from the fifteenth century.
• Le Typhonium, a villa built in Egyptian style by the artist Adrien Demont and his wife Virginie Demont-Breton.
• Two 17th century fortified manorhouses.
• An old watermill, converted into a museum, now unfortunately closed to the public.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery which contains the graves of 11 Commonwealth war dead of the Second World War.

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