Beauvoir-Wavans

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Beauvoir-Wavans
The town hall of Beauvoir-Wavans
The town hall of Beauvoir-Wavans
Coat of arms of Beauvoir-Wavans
Beauvoir-Wavans is located in France
Beauvoir-Wavans
Beauvoir-Wavans
Beauvoir-Wavans is located in Hauts-de-France
Beauvoir-Wavans
Beauvoir-Wavans
Coordinates: 50°13′07″N 2°09′47″E / 50.2186°N 2.1631°E / 50.2186; 2.1631Coordinates: 50°13′07″N 2°09′47″E / 50.2186°N 2.1631°E / 50.2186; 2.1631
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonAuxi-le-Château
IntercommunalityCC du Ternois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yvon Heudent[1]
Area
1
9.49 km2 (3.66 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62881 /62390
Elevation32–128 m (105–420 ft)
(avg. 48 m or 157 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beauvoir-Wavans is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. It was formed in 1974 by the merger of the former communes Wavans-sur-l'Authie and Beauvoir-Rivière.[2]

Geography

A village located 33 miles (52 km) southwest of Arras at the junction of the D117 with the D938 road.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962347—    
1968396+14.1%
1975392−1.0%
1982401+2.3%
1990409+2.0%
1999397−2.9%
2006391−1.5%
2007390−0.3%
2008389−0.3%
2009389+0.0%
2013394+1.3%
2015384−2.5%

Sights

  • Two churches dedicated to St. Vaast, from the sixteenth century and the 17th century.
  • The Château de Beauvoir-Rivière, built in 1780.
  • The World War I cemetery.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ INSEE commune file

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