Wavrans-sur-l'Aa

Wavrans-sur-l’Aa is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Wavrans-sur-l’Aa
A general view of Wavrans-sur-l'Aa
Coat of arms
Location of Wavrans-sur-l’Aa
Wavrans-sur-l’Aa
Wavrans-sur-l’Aa
Coordinates: 50°41′01″N 2°08′15″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonLumbres
IntercommunalityPays de Lumbres
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Julien Delannoy
Area
1
11.48 km2 (4.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,270
  Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62882 /62380
Elevation43–141 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.

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[2]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
20061,297    
20071,307+0.8%
20081,318+0.8%
20091,329+0.8%
20101,328−0.1%
20111,325−0.2%
20121,314−0.8%
20131,302−0.9%
20141,290−0.9%
20151,282−0.6%
20161,286+0.3%

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. 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)


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