Wicquinghem | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Montreuil |
Canton: | Lumbres |
Insee: | 62886 |
Postal Code: | 62650 |
Mayor: | Guy Delplanque[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Haut Pays du Montreuillois |
Coordinates: | 50.5764°N 1.9622°W |
Elevation M: | 117 |
Elevation Min M: | 106 |
Elevation Max M: | 175 |
Area Km2: | 6.8 |
Wicquinghem (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]
Wicquinghem is located 19km (12miles) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the D156 road, 3km (02miles) 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.