Beauvoir-Wavans
| Beauvoir-Wavans | ||
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  Beauvoir-Wavans | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Beauvoir-Wavans | ||
| Coordinates: 50°13′07″N 2°09′47″E / 50.2186°N 2.1631°ECoordinates: 50°13′07″N 2°09′47″E / 50.2186°N 2.1631°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Arras | |
| Canton | Auxi-le-Château | |
| Intercommunality | Auxillois | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Danielle Riss | |
| Area1 | 9.49 km2 (3.66 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 389 | |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62881 / 62390 | |
| Elevation |
32–128 m (105–420 ft) (avg. 48 m or 157 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. | ||
Beauvoir-Wavans is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France.
Geography
A village located 33 miles (52 km) southwest of Arras at the junction of the D117 with the D938 road.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 347 | — |
| 1968 | 396 | +14.1% |
| 1975 | 392 | −1.0% |
| 1982 | 401 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 409 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 397 | −2.9% |
| 2009 | 389 | −2.0% |
Sights
- Two churches dedicated to St. Vaast, from the sixteenth century and the 17th century.
- The Château de Beauvoir-Rivière, built in 1780.
- The World War I cemetery.
See also
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