Ouve-Wirquin (West Flemish: Ouve-Werchin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]

Ouve-Wirquin Ouve-Werchin
Commune
The town hall and school of Ouve-Wirquin
Coat of arms
Location of Ouve-Wirquin
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Coordinates: 50°39′05″N 2°08′44″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)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	503
• Density	96/km2 (250/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.

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

Places of interest

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

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

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