Wamin

Wamin
Commune
Château de Wamin

Coat of arms
Wamin
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Wamin
Coordinates: 50°25′46″N 2°01′28″E / 50.4294°N 2.0244°E / 50.4294; 2.0244Coordinates: 50°25′46″N 2°01′28″E / 50.4294°N 2.0244°E / 50.4294; 2.0244
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Montreuil
Canton Auxi-le-Château
Intercommunality Communauté de communes des Sept Vallées
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Philippe Lejosne
Area1 6.06 km2 (2.34 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 239
  Density 39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62871 /62140
Elevation 35–118 m (115–387 ft)
(avg. 39 m or 128 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.

Wamin is a commune in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the Nord-Pas de Calais region in France of France. It lies 5 km north of Hesdin and 24 km east of Montreuil.

Main sights

The church of Our Lady of Assumption was constructed in 1664 of brick and stone, in typical regional style. The first Lords of Wamin are buried under the choir.

The château was built in the 17th century by François de Fléchin who had inherited, through marriage, the titles of the Créquy family and was elevated to Marquis in 1693. Sold in 1811 by the daughters of the Marquis of Fléchin to the family of Lefebvre de Gouy de Milly.

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