Wittes

Wittes
Wittes
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Wittes
Coordinates: 50°40′13″N 2°23′33″E / 50.6703°N 2.3925°ECoordinates: 50°40′13″N 2°23′33″E / 50.6703°N 2.3925°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Aire-sur-la-Lys
Intercommunality	Pays d'Aire
Government
• Mayor	Hervé Faucon
Area^1	3.92 km^2 (1.51 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	807
• Density	210/km^2 (530/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62901 / 62120
Elevation	17–41 m (56–135 ft) (avg. 21 m or 69 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.

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

Geography

Wittes is located 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Saint-Omer, at the N43 and D197 road junction and on the banks of the small river Melde, a tributary of the Lys river.

Population

Historical population of Wittes

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	379	382	389	434	572	687	807
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.Omer, dating from the nineteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Official commune website (French)
• Wittes on the Quid website (French)