Wisques

Wisques
Wisques

Coordinates: 50°43′28″N 2°11′36″E / 50.7244°N 2.1933°E / 50.7244; 2.1933Coordinates: 50°43′28″N 2°11′36″E / 50.7244°N 2.1933°E / 50.7244; 2.1933
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Saint-Omer
Canton Lumbres
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Pays de Lumbres
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Gérard Wyckaert
Area1 3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 248
  Density 66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 62898 / 62219
Elevation 59–127 m (194–417 ft)
(avg. 126 m or 413 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.

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

Geography

Wisques is located 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, at the D212 and D208E road junction.

Population

Historical population of Wisques
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population244257228262268235257
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

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References

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