Widehem Explained

Widehem
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Montreuil
Canton:Étaples
Insee:62887
Postal Code:62630
Mayor:Pierre Lequien[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Deux Baies en Montreuillois
Coordinates:50.5864°N 1.6731°W
Elevation M:99
Elevation Min M:64
Elevation Max M:178
Area Km2:7.2

Widehem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]

Geography

Widehem is located north of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the D148E5 road, from the coast.

History

Known and recorded as "Wodingahem" in 877, after a Germanic chief of the region who opposed Charlemagne.

Places of interest

The neogothic church of St.Wulmer, dates from the sixteenth century.

Widehem is the site of a pioneering 6-turbine wind farm, that opened in 1999.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62887-widehem INSEE commune file