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Le Wast

Coordinates: 50°44′58″N 1°48′11″E / 50.7494°N 1.8031°E / 50.7494; 1.8031
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Le Wast
The church of Le Wast
The church of Le Wast
Location of Le Wast
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Le Wast is located in France
Le Wast
Le Wast
Le Wast is located in Hauts-de-France
Le Wast
Le Wast
Coordinates: 50°44′58″N 1°48′11″E / 50.7494°N 1.8031°E / 50.7494; 1.8031
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBoulogne-sur-Mer
CantonDesvres
IntercommunalityCC Desvres-Samer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Demolliens[1]
Area
1
0.9 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
198
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62880 /62142
Elevation42–70 m (138–230 ft)
(avg. 52 m or 171 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Wast (French: [lə va]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Geography

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Le Wast is situated some 8 miles (13 km) east of Boulogne, at the junction of the D252 and D127 roads.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 200—    
1975 195−0.36%
1982 171−1.86%
1990 185+0.99%
1999 180−0.30%
2007 196+1.07%
2012 203+0.70%
2017 206+0.29%
Source: INSEE[4]

Transport

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The Chemin de fer de Boulogne à Bonningues (CF de BB) opened a station serving Le Wast and Alincthun on 22 April 1900.[5] Passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1935.[6] They were reinstated in November 1942.[7] The CF de BB closed in 1948.[8]

Places of interest

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  • The eleventh century church of St.Michel.
  • A chateau, dating from the eighteenth century.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 139.
  6. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 239.
  7. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 248.
  8. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 276.

Sources

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  • Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008). Tortillards of Artois. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-554-5.