Wittes

Wittes
Witteke
The town hall and monument to the dead of Wittes
Location of Wittes
Wittes
Wittes
Coordinates: 50°40′13″N 2°23′33″E / 50.6703°N 2.3925°E / 50.6703; 2.3925
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonAire-sur-la-Lys
IntercommunalityPays de Saint-Omer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pascal Danvin[1]
Area
1
3.92 km2 (1.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
985
 • Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62901 /62120
Elevation17–41 m (56–135 ft)
(avg. 21 m or 69 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wittes (French pronunciation: [wit]; West Flemish: Witteke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France[3] 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Saint-Omer, on the banks of the small river Melde, a tributary of the Lys.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 382—    
1975 389+0.26%
1982 434+1.58%
1990 572+3.51%
1999 687+2.06%
2007 813+2.13%
2012 870+1.36%
2017 961+2.01%
Source: INSEE[4]

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 de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE