Wittes

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Wittes
Witteke
Commune
The town hall and monument to the dead of Wittes
The town hall and monument to the dead of Wittes
Location of Wittes
Wittes is located in France
Wittes
Wittes
Coordinates: 50°40′13″N 2°23′33″E / 50.6703°N 2.3925°E / 50.6703; 2.3925Coordinates: 50°40′13″N 2°23′33″E / 50.6703°N 2.3925°E / 50.6703; 2.3925
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonAire-sur-la-Lys
IntercommunalityPays de Saint-Omer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pascal Danvin
Area
1
3.92 km2 (1.51 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
985
 • Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62901 /62120
Elevation17–41 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 (West Flemish: Witteke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography[]

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 river.

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2006797—    
2007813+2.0%
2008828+1.8%
2009865+4.5%
2010874+1.0%
2011872−0.2%
2012870−0.2%
2013869−0.1%
2014859−1.2%
2015913+6.3%
2016937+2.6%

Places of interest[]

  • The church of St.Omer, dating from the nineteenth century.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

External links[]


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