Widehem

Widehem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography
Widehem is located 19 km north of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the D148E5 road, 5 km from the coast.

History
Known and recorded as "Wodingahem" in 877, after a Germanic chief of the region who opposed Charlemagne.

Places of interest
The neogothic church of St.Wulmer, dates from the sixteenth century.

Widehem is the site of a pioneering 6-turbine wind farm, that opened in 1999.