Wisques
| Wisques | |
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  Wisques | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Wisques | |
| Coordinates: 50°43′28″N 2°11′36″E / 50.7244°N 2.1933°ECoordinates: 50°43′28″N 2°11′36″E / 50.7244°N 2.1933°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Lumbres |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays de Lumbres |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Gérard Wyckaert |
| Area1 | 3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 248 |
| • Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62898 / 62219 |
| Elevation |
59–127 m (194–417 ft) (avg. 126 m or 413 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. | |
Wisques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
Wisques is located 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, at the D212 and D208E road junction.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 244 | 257 | 228 | 262 | 268 | 235 | 257 |
| 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
- Two chapels, dating from the twentieth century.
- A small 18th-century château in Louis XV style.
- The Grand Château : dating from the fourteenth century.
- The Benedictine Abbey of St. Paul
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wisques. |
- Wisques on the Quid website (French)
- Abbey of St. Paul, Wisques (French)