Wisques
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Wisques | |
Location within Hauts-de-France region Wisques | |
Coordinates: 50°43′28″N 2°11′36″E / 50.7244°N 2.1933°ECoordinates: 50°43′28″N 2°11′36″E / 50.7244°N 2.1933°E | |
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 (2008–2014) | 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
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 244 | 257 | 228 | 262 | 268 | 235 | 257 |
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
- Two chapels, dating from the twentieth century.
- A small 18th-century château in Louis XV style.
- The Grand Château : dating from the fourteenth century.
- The Benedictine Abbey of St. Paul
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wisques. |
- Wisques on the Quid website (French)
- Abbey of St. Paul, Wisques (French)
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