Wismes

Wismes is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Wismes
Commune
The church of Wismes
Coat of arms
Location of Wismes
Wismes
Wismes
Coordinates: 50°39′17″N 2°04′19″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonLumbres
IntercommunalityPays de Lumbres
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Jean-Luc Hochart
Area
1
11.93 km2 (4.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
491
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62897 /62380
Elevation73–191 m (240–627 ft)
(avg. 128 m or 420 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Wismes is located twelve miles (19 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, at the D132 and D205 road junction, comprising the villages and hamlets of Wismes, Cantemerle, Fourdebecques, Marival, Rietz-Mottu, Saint-Pierre-Wismes and Salvecques.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
2006513—    
2007511−0.4%
2008509−0.4%
2009521+2.4%
2010522+0.2%
2011513−1.7%
2012504−1.8%
2013495−1.8%
2014486−1.8%
2015475−2.3%
2016483+1.7%

Places of interest
  • The church of St. André, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The church of St.Pierre, dating from the seventeenth century.
  • A small château of the Louis XV style.
  • The remains of a 12th-century feudal motte.
  • An ancient house built in 1670.

Notable people
  • Baron Armel de Wismes, writer and historian
  • Charles de Gaulle attended the church at Wismes for the burial of his godfather.
  • Saint Maxime passed through Wismes and a spring bears his name. He supposedly created it with a blow from his staff.
  • Louis Amadeus Rappe, the Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, United States, served as the pastor of Wismes from 1829–1834.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Houck, George Francis (1887-01-01). The Church in Northern Ohio and in the Diocese of Cleveland: From 1749 to 1890. Short & Forman. p. 57. Louis%20Amadeus%20Rappe.


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