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Wismes

Coordinates: 50°39′17″N 2°04′19″E / 50.6547°N 2.0719°E / 50.6547; 2.0719
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Wismes
Wijme
The church of Wismes
The church of Wismes
Coat of arms of Wismes
Location of Wismes
Map
Wismes is located in France
Wismes
Wismes
Wismes is located in Hauts-de-France
Wismes
Wismes
Coordinates: 50°39′17″N 2°04′19″E / 50.6547°N 2.0719°E / 50.6547; 2.0719
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonLumbres
IntercommunalityPays de Lumbres
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Sandrine Merlo[1]
Area
1
11.93 km2 (4.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
513
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62897 /62380
Elevation73–191 m (240–627 ft)
(avg. 128 m or 420 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wismes (French pronunciation: [wim]; West Flemish: Wijme; older Dutch: Wijme) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department, region of Hauts-de-France, northern France.[3]

Geography

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Wismes is located twelve miles (19 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, at the D132 and D205 road junction, comprising the villages and hamlets of Wismes, Cantemerle, Fourdebecques, Marival, Rietz-Mottu, Saint-Pierre-Wismes and Salvecques.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 446—    
1975 435−0.36%
1982 449+0.45%
1990 497+1.28%
1999 525+0.61%
2007 511−0.34%
2012 504−0.28%
2017 491−0.52%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

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  • The church of St. André, dating from the sixteenth century
  • The church of St.Pierre, dating from the seventeenth century
  • A small château of the Louis XV style
  • The remains of a 12th-century feudal motte

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ Houck, George Francis (1 January 1887). The Church in Northern Ohio and in the Diocese of Cleveland: From 1749 to 1890. Short & Forman. p. 57. Louis%20Amadeus%20Rappe.