Wailly

Wailly
Coat of arms
Wailly
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Wailly
Coordinates: 50°14′50″N 2°43′24″E / 50.2472°N 2.7233°ECoordinates: 50°14′50″N 2°43′24″E / 50.2472°N 2.7233°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Arras-Sud
Intercommunality	Arras
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Alain Bourdrel
Area^1	9.83 km^2 (3.80 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	1,033
• Density	110/km^2 (270/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62869 / 62217
Elevation	68–111 m (223–364 ft) (avg. 84 m or 276 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.

Wailly is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Wailly is situated some 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D3 and the C1 roads.

Population

Historical population of Wailly

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	556	567	613	811	969	971	1033
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

• Wailly Chateau.
• The church of St.Pierre, rebuilt after 1918.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Wailly Orchard CWGC cemetery
• Wailly on the Quid website