Wisques (French pronunciation: ​[wisk]; Dutch: Wizeke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Wisques Wizeke
Commune
The abbey of Wisques
Coat of arms
Location of Wisques
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Coordinates: 50°43′28″N 2°11′36″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Lumbres
Intercommunality	Pays de Lumbres
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Wyckaert[1]
Area 1	3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	220
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62898 /62219
Elevation	59–127 m (194–417 ft) (avg. 126 m or 413 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Wisques is located 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, at the D212 and D208E road junction.

Population

Places of interest

• Two chapels, dating from the twentieth century.
• A small 18th-century château in Louis XV style.
• The Grand Château : dating from the fourteenth century.
• The Benedictine Abbey of St. Paul

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

External links

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