Le Wast
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Le Wast | |
| Coordinates: 50°44′58″N 1°48′11″E / 50.7494°N 1.8031°ECoordinates: 50°44′58″N 1°48′11″E / 50.7494°N 1.8031°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Desvres |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays de la Faïence de Desvres |
| Area1 | 0.9 km2 (0.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 200 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62880 / 62142 |
| Elevation |
42–70 m (138–230 ft) (avg. 52 m or 171 ft) |
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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. | |
Le Wast is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
Le Wast is situated some 8 miles (13 km) east of Boulogne, at the junction of the D252 and D127 roads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 184 | 200 | 195 | 171 | 185 | 180 | 200 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
Places of interest
- The eleventh century church of St.Michel.
- A chateau, dating from the eighteenth century.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Le Wast. |
- Le Wast on the Quid website (French)