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]

Geography

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.

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.