Saint-Waast

Saint-Waast

Saint-Waast
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Nord
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Bavay
Mayor Charles Degardin
(2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation 85–142 m (279–466 ft)
(avg. 120 m/390 ft)
Land area1 5.91 km2 (2.28 sq mi)
Population2 610  (2006)
 - Density 103 /km2 (270 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59548/ 59570
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Waast is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

The arms of Saint-Waast are blazoned :
Vair, 3 pales gules. (Englefontaine, Louvignies-Quesnoy, Poix-du-Nord and Saint-Waast-la-Vallée use the same arms)

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