Wismes

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
Coat of arms
Location of Wismes
Wismes
Wismes
Coordinates: 50°39′17″N 2°04′19″E
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
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
511
 • 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

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
Historical population
YearPop.±%
2006513—    
2007511−0.4%
2008509−0.4%
2009521+2.4%
2010522+0.2%
2011513−1.7%
2012504−1.8%
2013495−1.8%
2014486−1.8%
2015475−2.3%
2016483+1.7%

Places of interest
  • 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

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Houck, George Francis (1887-01-01). The Church in Northern Ohio and in the Diocese of Cleveland: From 1749 to 1890. Short & Forman. p. 57. Louis%20Amadeus%20Rappe.


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