Ouve-Wirquin Ouve-Werchin | |
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_mairie_et_%25C3%25A9cole.JPG) The town hall and school of Ouve-Wirquin | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ouve-Wirquin  | |
  Ouve-Wirquin  Ouve-Wirquin | |
| Coordinates:50°39′05″N2°08′44″E / 50.6514°N 2.1456°E /50.6514; 2.1456 | |
| 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[1] |
Area 1 | 5.25 km2 (2.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 496 |
| • Density | 94/km2 (240/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. | |
Ouve-Wirquin (French pronunciation:[uvviʁkɛ̃];Picard:Houffe-Wirquin;West Flemish:Ouve-Werchin) is acommune in thePas-de-Calaisdepartment in theHauts-de-France region ofFrance.[3]
Ouve-Wirquin lies about 10 miles (16 km) southwest ofSaint-Omer, on the junction of the D225 and the D341, the route of theRoman road theChausée Brunehaut. The riverAa flows through the commune.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 490 | — |
| 1975 | 478 | −0.35% |
| 1982 | 486 | +0.24% |
| 1990 | 486 | +0.00% |
| 1999 | 494 | +0.18% |
| 2007 | 536 | +1.03% |
| 2012 | 524 | −0.45% |
| 2017 | 506 | −0.70% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
TheChemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais opened a railway station at Ouve-Wirquin in 1881.[5] The railway was closed in 1955.[6]
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