Wicquinghem
Encyclopedia
Wicquinghem is a commune
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
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, on the D156 road, 2miles (3k) east of Hucqueliers
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Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Geography
Wicquinghem is located 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-MerMontreuil-sur-Mer
Montreuil or Montreuil-sur-Mer is a sub-prefecture in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is located on the Canche river, not far from Étaples...
, on the D156 road, 2miles (3k) east of Hucqueliers
Hucqueliers
Hucqueliers is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Situated some 10 miles northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer at the D148 and D128 crossroads.-Population:-History:...
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Population
Places of interest
- 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.