Wisques

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Wisques
Wizeke
Commune
The abbey of Wisques
The abbey of Wisques
Coat of arms of Wisques
Coat of arms
Location of Wisques
Map
(2020–2026)
Gérard Wyckaert[1]
Area
1
3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
225
 • Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62898 /62219
Elevation59–127 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.

Wisques (French pronunciation: [wisk]; Dutch: Wizeke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Geography

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

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 257—    
1975 228−1.70%
1982 262+2.01%
1990 268+0.28%
1999 235−1.45%
2007 248+0.68%
2012 237−0.90%
2017 226−0.95%
Source: INSEE[4]

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

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  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

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