Ouve-Wirquin
Ouve-Wirquin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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The town hall and school of Ouve-Wirquin | |
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Coordinates: 50°39′05″N 2°08′44″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
Canton | Lumbres |
Intercommunality | Pays de Lumbres |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jean-Claude Obert |
Area 1 | 5.25 km2 (2.03 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 506 |
• Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62644 /62380 |
Elevation | 52–137 m (171–449 ft) (avg. 59 m or 194 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Geography
Ouve-Wirquin lies about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, on the junction of the D225 and the D341, the route of the Roman road the Chausée Brunehaut. The river Aa flows through the commune.
Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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457 | 490 | 478 | 486 | 486 | 484 | 538 |
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates |
Places of interest
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the nineteenth century.
- An eighteenth-century watermill.
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References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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