Wismes
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Wismes Wijme | ||
|---|---|---|
Commune | ||
 The church of Wismes | ||
 Coat of arms | ||
Location of Wismes  | ||
(2020–2026) Sandrine Merlo[1] | | |
| Area 1 | 11.93 km2 (4.61 sq mi) | |
| Population (2021)[2] | 513 | |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62897 /62380 | |
| Elevation | 73–191 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. | ||
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]
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
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 446 | — |
| 1975 | 435 | −0.36% |
| 1982 | 449 | +0.45% |
| 1990 | 497 | +1.28% |
| 1999 | 525 | +0.61% |
| 2007 | 511 | −0.34% |
| 2012 | 504 | −0.28% |
| 2017 | 491 | −0.52% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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
- Baron Armel de Wismes [fr], writer and historian
- Louis Amadeus Rappe, the Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, United States, served as the pastor of Wismes from 1829–1834.[5]
See also
References
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