Widehem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
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Coordinates: 50°35′11″N 1°40′23″E / 50.5864°N 1.6731°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Montreuil |
Canton | Étaples |
Intercommunality | Deux Baies en Montreuillois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Lequien[1] |
Area 1 | 7.2 km2 (2.8 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 247 |
• Density | 34/km2 (89/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62887 /62630 |
Elevation | 64–178 m (210–584 ft) (avg. 99 m or 325 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Widehem is located 19 km (12 mi) north of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the D148E5 road, 5 km (3 mi) from the coast.
Known and recorded as "Wodingahem" in 877, after a Germanic chief of the region who opposed Charlemagne.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 232 | — |
1975 | 195 | −2.45% |
1982 | 175 | −1.53% |
1990 | 229 | +3.42% |
1999 | 249 | +0.93% |
2007 | 259 | +0.49% |
2012 | 261 | +0.15% |
2017 | 244 | −1.34% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
The neogothic church of St.Wulmer, dates from the sixteenth century.
Widehem is the site of a pioneering 6-turbine wind farm, that opened in 1999.