Wicquinghem

Wicquinghem
Commune
The church of Wicquinghem
Wicquinghem
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Wicquinghem
Coordinates: 50°34′35″N 1°57′44″E / 50.5764°N 1.9622°E / 50.5764; 1.9622Coordinates: 50°34′35″N 1°57′44″E / 50.5764°N 1.9622°E / 50.5764; 1.9622
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Montreuil
Canton Lumbres
Intercommunality CC Haut Pays du Montreuillois
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Guy Delplanque
Area1 6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 242
 • Density 36/km2 (92/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62886 /62650
Elevation 106–175 m (348–574 ft)
(avg. 117 m or 384 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.

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

Geography

Wicquinghem is located 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the D156 road, 2miles (3k) east of Hucqueliers. Its name is derived from the Flemish Wikingem, which may have its origin in the Viking occupation of the region in the ninth century.

Population

Historical population of Wicquinghem
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population256257227232192179187
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.Sylvain, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • Traces of an old castle.
  • The Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours, dating from the eighteenth century.

See also

References


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