Wisques

Wisques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Wisques
Commune
The abbey of Wisques
Coat of arms
Location of Wisques
Wisques
Wisques
Coordinates: 50°43′28″N 2°11′36″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonLumbres
IntercommunalityPays de Lumbres
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Gérard Wyckaert
Area
1
3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
226
 • Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62898 /62219
Elevation59–127 m (194–417 ft)
(avg. 126 m or 413 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Wisques is located 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, at the D212 and D208E road junction.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
2006248—    
2007248+0.0%
2008247−0.4%
2009247+0.0%
2010242−2.0%
2011240−0.8%
2012237−1.2%
2013234−1.3%
2014231−1.3%
2015230−0.4%
2016229−0.4%

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
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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.



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