Widehem

Widehem
Widehem
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Widehem
Coordinates: 50°35′11″N 1°40′23″E / 50.5864°N 1.6731°ECoordinates: 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	Mer et Terres d'Opale
Government
• Mayor	Jean L’hotellier
Area^1	7.2 km^2 (2.8 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	261
• Density	36/km^2 (94/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Widehem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Widehem is located 12 miles (19 km) north of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the D148E5 road, 3miles (5k) from the coast.

History

Known and recorded as "Wodingahem" in 877, after a Germanic chief of the region who opposed Charlemagne.

Population

Historical population of Widehem

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	216	232	195	175	229	249	261
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The neogothic church of St.Wulmer, dating from the sixteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Widehem on the Quid website (French)