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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Wisques (French pronunciation: [wisk]; Dutch: Wizeke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France[3] 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Saint-Omer.
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Wisques
Wizeke | |
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 The abbey of Wisques | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Wisques | |
  Wisques  Wisques | |
| Coordinates: 50°43′28″N 2°11′36″E / 50.7244°N 2.1933°E / 50.7244; 2.1933 | |
| 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 (2023)[2] | 222 |
| • Density | 59.4/km2 (154/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. | |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 257 | — |
| 1975 | 228 | −1.70% |
| 1982 | 262 | +2.01% |
| 1990 | 268 | +0.28% |
| 1999 | 235 | −1.45% |
| 2007 | 248 | +0.68% |
| 2012 | 237 | −0.90% |
| 2017 | 226 | −0.95% |
| 2023 | 222 | −0.30% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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- Abbey of St. Paul, Wisques (in French)
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