Witternesse

Witternesse
Witternesse
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Witternesse
Coordinates: 50°36′45″N 2°21′40″E / 50.6125°N 2.3611°ECoordinates: 50°36′45″N 2°21′40″E / 50.6125°N 2.3611°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Norrent-Fontes
Intercommunality	Artois Flandres
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Josette Vermersch
Area^1	5.47 km^2 (2.11 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	582
• Density	110/km^2 (280/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62900 / 62120
Elevation	18–62 m (59–203 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 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.

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

Geography

Witternesse is situated some 15 miles (24.1 km) west of Béthune and 36 miles (57.9 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D186e and D186 roads. The A26 autoroute passes by the commune.

Population

Historical population of Witternesse

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	586	587	573	523	552	534	582
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.Martin, dating from the seventeenth century.
• The watermill.
• The seventeenth century priory, now a peoples home.
• The manor and museum of La Besvre.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Witternesse on the Quid website (French)