Wail
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Montreuil | |
| Canton | Auxi-le-Château | |
| Community association | Sept Vallées | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 21 ′ N , 2 ° 8 ′ E | |
| height | 34-137 m | |
| surface | 9.15 km 2 | |
| Residents | 262 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 29 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62770 | |
| INSEE code | 62868 | |
 St. Martin's Church in Wail |
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Wail is a French municipality with 262 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Montreuil and the Sept Vallées municipal association founded in 2014 . The residents call themselves Walois .
geography
Wail is located between Arras and the English Channel in the historic Artois province , about eight kilometers southeast of Hesdin . The neighboring communities are Vieil-Hesdin in the west and north, Willeman in the east, Fillièvres in the south-east, Galametz in the south and Quœux-Haut-Maînil and Vacqueriette-Erquières in the south-west. The coastal river Canche flows through the 915 hectare municipal area . To the west of the village, the Bois du Forestel is a larger forest area.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2016 | ||
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| 239 | 304 | 315 | 278 | 224 | 261 | 272 | 269 | ||
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Martin church from the 18th century
- Chapel from 1867
- Watermill on the Canche near the road to Willeman
Economy and Infrastructure
In the municipality of Wail there are eight farms (grain cultivation, cattle breeding).
The trunk road from Hesdin to Frévent (D340) runs through the municipality of Wail . Hesdin train station is on the railway line from Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise via Arras to Étaples ( Ligne de Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise à Étaples ).
