Wicquinghem

Wicquinghem
Commune
The church of Wicquinghem
Location of Wicquinghem
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Coordinates: 50°34′35″N 1°57′44″E / 50.5764°N 1.9622°E / 50.5764; 1.9622
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Lumbres
Intercommunality	Haut Pays du Montreuillois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Guy Delplanque[1]
Area 1	6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	269
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62886 /62650
Elevation	106–175 m (348–574 ft) (avg. 117 m or 384 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wicquinghem (French pronunciation: [wikɛ̃ɡɑ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Wicquinghem is located 19 km (12 mi) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the D156 road, 3 km (2 mi) east of Hucqueliers. Its name is derived from the Flemish Wikingem, which may have its origin in the Viking occupation of the region in the ninth century.

• The church of St.Sylvain, dating from the sixteenth century.
• Traces of an old castle.
• The Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours, dating from the eighteenth century.

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

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