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Le_Wast Latitude and Longitude:

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
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
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton Desvres
Intercommunality CC 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 zone UTC+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

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

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% 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]

Places of interest

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

See also

References

  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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE