Wittes
Wittes
Witteke | |
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_mairie_et_monument_aux_morts.JPG) The town hall and monument to the dead of Wittes | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Wittes  | |
  Wittes  Wittes | |
| Coordinates: 50°40′13″N 2°23′33″E / 50.6703°N 2.3925°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Aire-sur-la-Lys |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Omer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Danvin[1] |
| Area 1 | 3.92 km2 (1.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 997 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (660/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62901 /62120 |
| Elevation | 17–41 m (56–135 ft) (avg. 21 m or 69 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Wittes (French pronunciation: [wit]; West Flemish: Witteke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
[edit]Wittes is located 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Saint-Omer, at the N43 and D197 road junction and on the banks of the small river Melde, a tributary of the Lys.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 382 | — |
| 1975 | 389 | +0.26% |
| 1982 | 434 | +1.58% |
| 1990 | 572 | +3.51% |
| 1999 | 687 | +2.06% |
| 2007 | 813 | +2.13% |
| 2012 | 870 | +1.36% |
| 2017 | 961 | +2.01% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
[edit]- The church of St.Omer, dating from the nineteenth century.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wittes.
- Official commune website (in French)
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