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Ouve-Wirquin

Ouve-Wirquin (French pronunciation: [uv viʁkɛ̃]; Picard: Houffe-Wirquin; West Flemish: Ouve-Werchin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Ouve-Wirquin lies about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, on the junction of the D225 and the D341, the route of the Roman road the Chausée Brunehaut. The river Aa flows through the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968490—    
1975478−0.35%
1982486+0.24%
1990486+0.00%
1999494+0.18%
2007536+1.03%
2012524−0.45%
2017506−0.70%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • An eighteenth-century watermill.

Transport

The Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais opened a railway station at Ouve-Wirquin in 1881. The railway was closed in 1955.

See also

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
  5. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 31.
  6. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, pp. 281–82.

Sources

  • Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008). Tortillards of Artois. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-679-5.