Wismes
| Wismes | |
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  Wismes | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Wismes | |
| Coordinates: 50°39′17″N 2°04′19″E / 50.6547°N 2.0719°ECoordinates: 50°39′17″N 2°04′19″E / 50.6547°N 2.0719°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Lumbres |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Lumbres |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008-2014) | Jean-Luc Hochart |
| Area1 | 11.93 km2 (4.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)2 | 521 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62897 / 62380 |
| Elevation |
73–191 m (240–627 ft) (avg. 128 m or 420 ft) |
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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. | |
Wismes is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 434 | 446 | 435 | 449 | 497 | 525 | 532 |
| 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
- 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.
- An ancient house built in 1670.
Notable people
- Baron Armel de Wismes, writer and historian.
- General de Gaulle attended the church at Wismes for the burial of his godfather.
- Saint Maxime passed through Wismes and a spring bears his name. He supposedly created it with a blow from his staff.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wismes. |
- Wismes on the Quid website (French)
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