Wittes
Wittes
Witteke | |
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The town hall and monument to the dead of Wittes | |
Location of Wittes | |
| Coordinates: 50°40′13″N 2°23′33″E / 50.6703°N 2.3925°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Aire-sur-la-Lys |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Omer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Danvin |
Area 1 | 3.92 km2 (1.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 985 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62901 /62120 |
| Elevation | 17–41 m (56–135 ft) (avg. 21 m or 69 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Wittes (French pronunciation: [wit]; West Flemish: Witteke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Saint-Omer, on the banks of the small river Melde, a tributary of the Lys.