Wittes

This article is about the French commune. For people with the surname, see Wittes (surname).

Wittes Witteke
Commune
The town hall and monument to the dead of Wittes
Coat of arms
Location of Wittes
Wittes Wittes
Coordinates: 50°40′13″N 2°23′33″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Aire-sur-la-Lys
Intercommunality	Pays de Saint-Omer
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pascal Danvin
Area 1	3.92 km2 (1.51 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)	993
• Density	250/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62901 /62120
Elevation	17–41 m (56–135 ft) (avg. 21 m or 69 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wittes (West Flemish: Witteke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Wittes is located 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Saint-Omer, at the N43 and D197 road junction and on the banks of the small river Melde, a tributary of the Lys.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	797	—
2007	813	+2.0%
2008	828	+1.8%
2009	865	+4.5%
2010	874	+1.0%
2011	872	−0.2%
2012	870	−0.2%
2013	869	−0.1%
2014	859	−1.2%
2015	913	+6.3%
2016	937	+2.6%

Places of interest

• The church of St.Omer, dating from the nineteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• Official commune website (in French)