Ouve-Wirquin | |
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_mairie_et_école.jpg')) The town hall and school of Ouve-Wirquin | |
) Coat of arms | |
Location of Ouve-Wirquin  | |
)  Ouve-Wirquin ) Ouve-Wirquin | |
| Coordinates: 50°39′05″N 2°08′44″E / 50.6514°N 2.1456°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Lumbres |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Lumbres |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Ghislain Wilquin |
| Area 1 | 5.25 km2 (2.03 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2017)[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. | |
Ouve-Wirquin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 490 | — |
| 1975 | 478 | −0.35% |
| 1982 | 486 | +0.24% |
| 1990 | 486 | +0.00% |
| 1999 | 494 | +0.18% |
| 2007 | 536 | +1.03% |
| 2012 | 524 | −0.45% |
| 2017 | 506 | −0.70% |
| Source: INSEE[2] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the nineteenth century.
- An eighteenth-century watermill.
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE