Ouve-Wirquin

See also: Wirquin (company)

Ouve-Wirquin
Ouve-Werchin
Commune
The town hall and school of Ouve-Wirquin
The town hall and school of Ouve-Wirquin
Coat of arms of Ouve-Wirquin
Coat of arms
Location of Ouve-Wirquin
Map
Ouve-Wirquin is located in France
Ouve-Wirquin
Ouve-Wirquin
Ouve-Wirquin is located in Hauts-de-France
Ouve-Wirquin
Ouve-Wirquin
Coordinates: 50°39′05″N 2°08′44″E / 50.6514°N 2.1456°E / 50.6514; 2.1456
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonLumbres
IntercommunalityPays de Lumbres
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Ghislain Wilquin[1]
Area
1
5.25 km2 (2.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
498
 • Density95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62644 /62380
Elevation52–137 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 (French pronunciation: [uv viʁkɛ̃]; Picard: Houffe-Wirquin; West Flemish: Ouve-Werchin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968490—    
1975478−0.35%
1982486+0.24%
1990486+0.00%
1999494+0.18%
2007536+1.03%
2012524−0.45%
2017506−0.70%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • An eighteenth-century watermill.

Transport

The Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais opened a railway station at Ouve-Wirquin in 1881.[5] The railway was closed in 1955.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 31.
  6. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, pp. 281–82.

Sources

  • Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008). Tortillards of Artois. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-679-5.
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