Widehem

Widehem
Commune
The town hall of Widehem
Location of Widehem
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Coordinates: 50°35′11″N1°40′23″E / 50.5864°N 1.6731°E / 50.5864; 1.6731
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Étaples
Intercommunality	Deux Baies en Montreuillois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Lequien [1]
Area 1	7.2 km2 (2.8 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [2]	247
• Density	34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62887 /62630
Elevation	64–178 m (210–584 ft) (avg. 99 m or 325 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Widehem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. ^[3]

Geography

Widehem is located 19 km (12 mi) north of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the D148E5 road, 5 km (3 mi) from the coast.

History

Known and recorded as "Wodingahem" in 877, after a Germanic chief of the region who opposed Charlemagne.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	232	—
1975	195	−2.45%
1982	175	−1.53%
1990	229	+3.42%
1999	249	+0.93%
2007	259	+0.49%
2012	261	+0.15%
2017	244	−1.34%
Source: INSEE [4]

Places of interest

The neogothic church of St.Wulmer, dates from the sixteenth century.

Widehem is the site of a pioneering 6-turbine wind farm, that opened in 1999.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
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