Ouve-Wirquin

Ouve-Wirquin (Houffe-Wirquin; Ouve-Werchin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography
Ouve-Wirquin lies about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, on the junction of the D225 and the D341, the route of the Roman road the Chausée Brunehaut. The river Aa flows through the commune.

Places of interest

 * The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the nineteenth century.
 * An eighteenth-century watermill.

Transport
The Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais opened a railway station at Ouve-Wirquin in 1881. The railway was closed in 1955.