Le Wast

Le Wast
Le Wast
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-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton	Desvres
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Pays de la Faïence de Desvres
Area^1	0.9 km^2 (0.3 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	200
• Density	220/km^2 (580/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62880 / 62142
Elevation	42–70 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. ^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

Historical population of Le Wast

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
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

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Le Wast on the Quid website (French)