Ouve-Wirquin

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Ouve-Wirquin
Coat of arms of Ouve-Wirquin
Ouve-Wirquin (France)
Ouve-Wirquin
region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Saint-Omer
Canton Lumbres
Community association Pays de Lumbres
Coordinates 50 ° 39 ′  N , 2 ° 9 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 39 ′  N , 2 ° 9 ′  E
height 52-137 m
surface 5.25 km 2
Residents 506 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 96 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 62380
INSEE code

Town Hall (Mairie) and Ouve-Wirquin School

Ouve-Wirquin ( Flemish : Ouve-WERCHIN ) is a French municipality with 506 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Omer and the canton of Lumbres .

The municipality is part of the Caps et Marais d'Opale Regional Nature Park . Neighboring municipalities of Ouve-Wirquin are Wavrans-sur-l'Aa in the north-west, Remilly-Wirquin in the north-east, Cléty in the east, Merck-Saint-Liévin in the south-west and Avroult in the south.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2014
Residents 457 490 478 486 486 494 536 516

Attractions

  • Notre-Dame church
  • War memorial
  • Watermill

Web links

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