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Widehem

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Pas-de-Calais

Intercommunality
  
Mer Terres Opale

Area
  
7.2 km²

Population
  
249 (1999)

Region
  
Hauts-de-France

Canton
  
Étaples

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Sunday 8:27 PM

Arrondissement
  
Montreuil, Pas-de-Calais

Widehem

Weather
  
9°C, Wind NW at 10 km/h, 87% Humidity

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

Contents

Map of Widehem, France

Geography

Widehem is located 12 miles (19 km) 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 opposed Charlemagne.

Places of interest

  • The neogothic church of St.Wulmer, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • References

    Widehem Wikipedia