Wismes

Wismes (; ; older ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department, region of Hauts-de-France, northern France.

Geography

Wismes is located southwest of Saint-Omer, at the D132 and D205 road junction, comprising the villages and hamlets of Wismes, Cantemerle, Fourdebecques, Marival, Rietz-Mottu, Saint-Pierre-Wismes and Salvecques.

Population

Places of interest

• The church of St. André, dating from the sixteenth century
• The church of St.Pierre, dating from the seventeenth century
• A small château of the Louis XV style
• The remains of a 12th-century feudal motte

Notable people

• Baron , writer and historian
• Louis Amadeus Rappe, the Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, United States, served as the pastor of Wismes from 1829 to 1834.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References