Wicquinghem

Wicquinghem
Wicquinghem

Coordinates: 50°34′35″N 1°57′44″E / 50.5764°N 1.9622°E / 50.5764; 1.9622Coordinates: 50°34′35″N 1°57′44″E / 50.5764°N 1.9622°E / 50.5764; 1.9622
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Montreuil
Canton Hucqueliers
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Canton d'Hucqueliers et environs
Government
  Mayor Claudine Ducatel
Area1 6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 187
  Density 28/km2 (71/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62886 / 62650
Elevation 106–175 m (348–574 ft)
(avg. 117 m or 384 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.

Wicquinghem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Wicquinghem is located 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the D156 road, 2miles (3k) east of Hucqueliers. Its name is derived from the Flemish Wikingem, which may have its origin in the Viking occupation of the region in the ninth century.

Population

Historical population of Wicquinghem
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population256257227232192179187
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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