- Widehem
French commune
name= Widehem
region=
departement=
arrondissement=
canton= Étaples
insee=62887
cp=62630
maire=Jean L’hotellier
mandat=
intercomm=Communauté de communes Mer et Terres d'Opale
longitude=1.67305555556
latitude=50.5863888889
alt moy=99 m
alt mini=64 m
alt maxi=178 m
hectares=720
km²=7,2
sans=249
date-sans=1999
dens=34|Widehem is a commune in the
Pas-de-Calais "département" in theNord-Pas-de-Calais region ofFrance .Geography
A small village located 12 miles (19km) north of
Montreuil-sur-Mer , on the D148E5 road, 3miles (5k) from the coast.History
Known and recorded as "Wodingahem" in 877, after a
Germanic chief of the region who opposedCharlemagne .Population
Places of interest
* The
neogothic church of St.Wulmer, dating from the16th century .See also
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department External links
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=62887&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Widehem on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=27368&req=Widehem Widehem on the Quid website] frNotes
*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on April 30th 2008."
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