▁mostly ▁am ph ib ians . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁area ▁has ▁been ▁populated ▁since ▁before ▁Roman ▁times , ▁as ▁test ified ▁by ▁arte fact s ▁discovered ▁in ▁the ▁commune . ▁The ▁name ▁is ▁probably ▁derived ▁from ▁R ik iw ulf ing a - ha im , ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁occupation ▁by ▁the ▁Vik ing ▁R ik iw ulf ▁in ▁ 8 8 0 , ▁who ▁also ▁settled ▁nearby ▁Rec ling hem . ▁ ▁Vari ous ▁wars ▁have ▁been ▁w aged ▁around ▁the ▁town , ▁including ▁the ▁war ▁of ▁ 1 0 4 6 ▁to ▁ 1 0 5 6 ▁between ▁Bald win ▁V , ▁Count ▁of ▁Fland ers ▁( the ▁P ious ) ▁and ▁Henry ▁III , ▁Holy ▁Roman ▁Emperor , ▁one ▁battle ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁fought ▁between ▁Ar ques ▁and ▁A ire - sur - la - L ys . ▁An ▁artificial ▁border ▁was ▁created ▁on ▁this ▁occasion ▁by ▁dig ging ▁a ▁def ensive ▁canal ▁called ▁the ▁Ne ufe - F os se , ▁which ▁eventually ▁became ▁the ▁No e uf oss é ▁canal . ▁ ▁Population ▁ ▁Places ▁of ▁interest ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁of ▁Notre - D ame , ▁d ating ▁from ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁Ch âteau ▁de ▁B amb ec q . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Comm unes ▁of ▁the ▁Pas - de - Cal ais ▁department ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁IN SEE ▁commune ▁file ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁R ac qu ing hem ▁on ▁the ▁Qu id ▁website ▁▁ ▁Category : Comm unes ▁of ▁Pas -