Wicquinghem

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Coordinates: 50°34′35″N 1°57′44″E / 50.5763888889, 1.96222222222

Commune of Wicquinghem
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Hucqueliers
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Canton d'Hucqueliers et environs
Mayor	Claudine Ducatel
Statistics
Elevation	106 m–175 m (avg. 117 m)
Land area¹	6,8 km²
Population² (1999)	179
- Density	26/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62886/ 62650
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Wicquinghem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 Places of interest 4 See also 5 External links 6 Notes

[edit] Geography

A small village located 12 miles (19km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the D156 road, 2miles (3k) east of Hucqueliers.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
256	257	227	232	192	179
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The church of St.Sylvain, dating from the 16th century.
• Traces of an old castle.
• The Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours, dating from the 18th century.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• Wicquinghem on the Insee website (French)
• Wicquinghem on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 30th 2008.