Beauvoir-Wavans

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Coordinates: 50°13′07″N 2°09′47″E / 50.2186111111, 2.16305555556

Commune of Beauvoir-Wavans
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Auxi-le-Château
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de l'Auxillois
Mayor	Danielle Riss (2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation	32 m–128 m (avg. 48 m)
Land area¹	9,49 km²
Population² (1999)	397
- Density	41/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62881/ 62390
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.

Beauvoir-Wavans is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 Places of interest 4 See also 5 External links 6 Notes

[edit] Geography

A village located 33 miles (52km) southwest of Arras at the junction of the D117 with the D938 road.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
347	396	392	401	409	397
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• Two churches dedicated to St.Vaast, from the 16th century and the 17th century.
• The Château de Beauvoir-Rivière, built in 1780.
• The World War I cemetery.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• The CWGC cemetery at Wavans
• Beauvoir-Wavans on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on June 4th 2008.