Airon-Saint-Vaast
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Commune of Airon-Saint-Vaast |
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| Country | France | |
| Region |  Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
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| Department |  Pas-de-Calais |
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| Arrondissement | .svg/20px-Blason_ville_fr_Montreuil-sur-Mer_(Pas-de-Calais).svg.png){kind=small} Montreuil |
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| Canton | Berck | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Opale Sud | |
| Mayor | Sébastien Béthouart (2008/2014) |
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| Elevation | 4 m–52 m (avg. 8 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 5,92 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
231 | |
| - Density | 39/km² | |
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| Postal code | 62180 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Airon-Saint-Vaast is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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[edit] Geography
A small village situated some 21 miles(33km) south of Boulogne-sur-Mer, on the D143E1 road
[edit] Places of interest
- The church, built in 1877, in Neo-Gothic style.
- The chapel de Bavemont, built in 1809. This is where Saint Josse is said to have restored the sight of a little girl (Juliule), on his return from a pilgrimage to Rome in 665. In memory of this, a pilgrimage takes place at Whitsuntide.
- The chateau and its park.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 117 | 144 | 130 | 120 | 166 | 231 |
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[edit] See also
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
[edit] External links
- Airon-Saint-Vaast on the Insee website (French)
- Airon-Saint-Vaast on the Quid website (French)
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 16th 2008.
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