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