Wavrans-sur-l'Aa

Wavrans-sur-l'Aa
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Lumbres
Community association	Pays de Lumbres
Coordinates	50 ° 41 ′  N , 2 ° 8 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 41 ′  N , 2 ° 8 ′  E
height	43-141 m
surface	11.48 km 2
Residents	1,270 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	111 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	62380
INSEE code	62882
Website	http://www.wavranssurlaa.com/
Panorama of Wavrans-sur-l'Aa

Wavrans-sur-l'Aa (Dutch Waverant ) is a French municipality with 1270 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Omer and the canton of Lumbres .

geography

Wavrans-sur-l'Aa is about ten kilometers southwest of Saint-Omer am Aa . The municipality is part of the Caps et Marais d'Opale Regional Nature Park .

Neighboring municipalities of Wavrans-sur-l'Aa are Elnes in the north and west, Esquerdes in the northeast, Remilly-Wirquin in the east, Ouve-Wirquin in the south, Merck-Saint-Liévin in the west and southwest and Wismes in the west and southwest.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	853	897	938	1,035	1,196	1,225	1,297	1,302
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Saint-Omer church
• former Anvin Railway
• Acquin-Westbécourt Caves Nature Reserve

Saint-Omer church

Web links

Commons : Wavrans-sur-l'Aa  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ De Nederlanden in Frankrijk, Jozef van Overstraeten, 1969