Wismes

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

Geography
Wismes is located twelve miles (19 km) 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.

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 Armel de Wismes, writer and historian
 * Louis Amadeus Rappe, the Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, United States, served as the pastor of Wismes from 1829–1834.