Le Wast

Le Wast (French: [lə va]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France^[3] about 8 miles (13 km) east of Boulogne.

Le Wast
Commune
The church of Le Wast
Location of Le Wast
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Coordinates: 50°44′58″N 1°48′11″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton	Desvres
Intercommunality	CC Desvres-Samer
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Demolliens[1]
Area 1	0.9 km2 (0.35 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	203
• Density	230/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62880 /62142
Elevation	42–70 m (138–230 ft) (avg. 52 m or 171 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	200	—
1975	195	−0.36%
1982	171	−1.86%
1990	185	+0.99%
1999	180	−0.30%
2007	196	+1.07%
2012	203	+0.70%
2017	206	+0.29%
Source: INSEE[4]

Transport

The Chemin de fer de Boulogne à Bonningues (CF de BB) opened a station serving Le Wast and Alincthun on 22 April 1900.^[5] Passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1935.^[6] They were reinstated in November 1942.^[7] The CF de BB closed in 1948.^[8]

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department