Airon-Saint-Vaast

Airon-Saint-Vaast
Commune
The church of Airon-Saint-Vaast
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 50°25′56″N 1°40′05″E / 50.4322°N 1.6681°E / 50.4322; 1.6681Coordinates: 50°25′56″N 1°40′05″E / 50.4322°N 1.6681°E / 50.4322; 1.6681
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Berck
Intercommunality	Deux Baies en Montreuillois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sébastien Béthouart[1]
Area 1	5.92 km2 (2.29 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	188
• Density	32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

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[]

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[]

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