Wittes

This article is about the French commune. For people with the surname, see Wittes (surname).

Wittes Witteke
Commune
The town hall and monument to the dead of Wittes
Coat of arms
Location of Wittes
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Coordinates: 50°40′13″N2°23′33″E / 50.6703°N 2.3925°E / 50.6703; 2.3925
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Aire-sur-la-Lys
Intercommunality	Pays de Saint-Omer
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pascal Danvin [1]
Area 1	3.92 km2 (1.51 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [2]	997
• Density	250/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62901 /62120
Elevation	17–41 m (56–135 ft) (avg. 21 m or 69 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wittes (French pronunciation: [wit] ; West Flemish : Witteke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. ^[3]

Geography

Wittes is located 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Saint-Omer, at the N43 and D197 road junction and on the banks of the small river Melde, a tributary of the Lys.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	382	—
1975	389	+0.26%
1982	434	+1.58%
1990	572	+3.51%
1999	687	+2.06%
2007	813	+2.13%
2012	870	+1.36%
2017	961	+2.01%
Source: INSEE [4]

Places of interest

• The church of St.Omer, dating from the nineteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

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

External links

• Official commune website (in French)