Wisques
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Wisques
Wizeke | |
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Coordinates: 50°43′28″N 2°11′36″E / 50.7244°N 2.1933°ECoordinates: 50°43′28″N 2°11′36″E / 50.7244°N 2.1933°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
Canton | Lumbres |
Intercommunality | Pays de Lumbres |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Gérard Wyckaert[1] |
Area 1 | 3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2019)[2] | 220 |
• Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62898 /62219 |
Elevation | 59–127 m (194–417 ft) (avg. 126 m or 413 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Wisques (West Flemish: Wizeke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography[edit]
Wisques is located 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, at the D212 and D208E road junction.
Population[edit]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
2006 | 248 | — |
2007 | 248 | +0.0% |
2008 | 247 | −0.4% |
2009 | 247 | +0.0% |
2010 | 242 | −2.0% |
2011 | 240 | −0.8% |
2012 | 237 | −1.2% |
2013 | 234 | −1.3% |
2014 | 231 | −1.3% |
2015 | 230 | −0.4% |
2016 | 229 | −0.4% |
Places of interest[edit]
- Two chapels, dating from the twentieth century.
- A small 18th-century château in Louis XV style.
- The Grand Château : dating from the fourteenth century.
- The Benedictine Abbey of St. Paul
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wisques. |
- Abbey of St. Paul, Wisques (in French)