Airon-Saint-Vaast

Airon-Saint-Vaast
Commune
The church of Airon-Saint-Vaast
Coat of arms
Location of Airon-Saint-Vaast
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Coordinates: 50°25′56″N1°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  (2022) [2]	189
• Density	32/km2 (83/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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	144	—
1975	130	−1.45%
1982	120	−1.14%
1990	166	+4.14%
1999	231	+3.74%
2007	218	−0.72%
2012	195	−2.21%
2017	186	−0.94%
Source: INSEE [3]

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

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE