Wavrans-sur-l'Aa
Wavrans-sur-l’Aa | ||
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Commune | ||
A general view of Wavrans-sur-l'Aa | ||
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Wavrans-sur-l’Aa Location within Hauts-de-France region Wavrans-sur-l’Aa | ||
Coordinates: 50°41′01″N 2°08′15″E / 50.6836°N 2.1375°ECoordinates: 50°41′01″N 2°08′15″E / 50.6836°N 2.1375°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
Arrondissement | Saint-Omer | |
Canton | Lumbres | |
Intercommunality | Pays Lumbres | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2014-2020) | Julien Delannoy | |
Area1 | 11.48 km2 (4.43 sq mi) | |
Population (2014)2 | 1,290 | |
• Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 62882 /62380 | |
Elevation |
43–141 m (141–463 ft) (avg. 73 m or 240 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. |
Wavrans-sur-l’Aa is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
Wavrans-sur-l'Aa is located 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) southwest of Saint-Omer, at the D192 and D225 road junction, on the banks of the river Aa. It is home to a site of great ecological interest, which justified the creation of a voluntary nature reserve, which become the Grotte et Pelouses a'Acquin-Westbecourt et Coteaux de Wavrans-sur-l'Aa National Nature Reserve in 2008[1]
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 853 | 897 | 938 | 1035 | 1196 | 1225 | 1329 |
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000018217161&dateTexte Décret n° 2008-219 du 5 mars 2008 créant la réserve naturelle nationale de la grotte et des pelouses d'Acquin-Westbécourt et des coteaux de Wavrans-sur-l'Aa (Pas-de-Calais)
External links
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