Ouve-Wirquin
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Ouve-Wirquin
Ouve-Werchin | |
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The town hall and school of Ouve-Wirquin | |
Coordinates: 50°39′05″N 2°08′44″E / 50.6514°N 2.1456°ECoordinates: 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) |
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 (West Flemish: Ouve-Werchin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[1]
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. |
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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
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