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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Le Wast
Commune
The church of Le WastThe church of Le Wast
Location of Le Wast
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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
Area0.9 km (0.3 sq mi)
Population203
 • Density230/km (580/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code62880 /62142
Elevation42–70 m (138–230 ft)
(avg. 52 m or 171 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (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 about 8 miles (13 km) east of Boulogne.

Population

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

Transport

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 Passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1935.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

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 de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  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

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