Widehem
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Commune of Widehem |
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Location | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Montreuil |
Canton | Étaples |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Mer et Terres d'Opale |
Mayor | Jean L’hotellier |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 64 m–178 m (avg. 99 m) |
Land area¹ | 7,2 km² |
Population² (1999) |
249 |
- Density | 34/km² |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 62887/ 62630 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Widehem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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[edit] Geography
A small village located 12 miles (19km) north of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the D148E5 road, 3miles (5k) from the coast.
[edit] History
Known and recorded as "Wodingahem" in 877, after a Germanic chief of the region who opposed Charlemagne.
[edit] Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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216 | 232 | 195 | 175 | 229 | 249 |
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting |
[edit] Places of interest
- The neogothic church of St.Wulmer, dating from the 16th century.
[edit] See also
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
[edit] External links
- Widehem on the Insee website (French)
- Widehem on the Quid website (French)
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 30th 2008.