Wissant

Wissant
Witzand
The centre of Wissant
The centre of Wissant
Coat of arms of Wissant
Location of Wissant
Map
Wissant is located in France
Wissant
Wissant
Wissant is located in Hauts-de-France
Wissant
Wissant
Coordinates: 50°53′10″N 1°39′49″E / 50.8861°N 1.6636°E / 50.8861; 1.6636
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBoulogne-sur-Mer
CantonDesvres
IntercommunalityTerre des Deux Caps
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Laurence Prouvot[1]
Area
1
12.79 km2 (4.94 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
848
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62899 /62179
Elevation0–158 m (0–518 ft)
(avg. 17 m or 56 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wissant (French pronunciation: [ɥisɑ̃];[3] from Dutch: Witzand, “white sand”[4]) is a seaside commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[5]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Noms de lieux et diable de prononciations". Le Monde.fr. 21 August 2010.
  4. ^ Kristien Hemmerechts' novel Wit Zand (Amsterdam, 1993) is set in Wissant.
  5. ^ INSEE commune file