Beauvoir-Wavans

Beauvoir-Wavans
Commune
The town hall of Beauvoir-Wavans
The town hall of Beauvoir-Wavans
Coat of arms of Beauvoir-Wavans
Coat of arms
Location of Beauvoir-Wavans
Map
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; 2.1631
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonAuxi-le-Château
IntercommunalityCC du Ternois
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Marc Fourdrinier[1]
Area
1
9.49 km2 (3.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
371
 • Density39/km2 (100/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.[3] It was formed in 1973 by the merger of the former communes Wavans-sur-l'Authie and Beauvoir-Rivière (previously in the Somme department).[4]

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.±% p.a.
1968 396—    
1975 392−0.14%
1982 401+0.32%
1990 409+0.25%
1999 397−0.33%
2009 389−0.20%
2014 389+0.00%
2020 374−0.65%
Source: INSEE[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" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Beauvoir-Wavans, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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