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Wismes

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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]

Wismes
Wijme
Commune
The church of Wismes
The church of Wismes
Coat of arms of Wismes
Coat of arms
Location of Wismes
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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.

Geography edit

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 edit

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 edit

  • 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 edit

See also edit

References edit

 
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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". 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.