Airon-Saint-Vaast

Airon-Saint-Vaast
Coat of arms
Airon-Saint-Vaast
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Airon-Saint-Vaast
Coordinates: 50°25′56″N 1°40′05″E / 50.4322°N 1.6681°ECoordinates: 50°25′56″N 1°40′05″E / 50.4322°N 1.6681°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Berck
Intercommunality	Opale Sud
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Sébastien Béthouart
Area^1	5.92 km^2 (2.29 sq mi)
Population (2009)^2	206
• Density	35/km^2 (90/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62016 / 62180
Elevation	4–52 m (13–171 ft) (avg. 8 m or 26 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Airon-Saint-Vaast is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.

Geography

A small village situated some 19 miles (30 km) south of Boulogne-sur-Mer, on the D143E1 road

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	117	—
1968	144	+23.1%
1975	130	−9.7%
1982	120	−7.7%
1990	166	+38.3%
1999	231	+39.2%
2009	206	−10.8%

Sights

• 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.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Airon-Saint-Vaast on the Quid website (French)