Wail, Pas-de-Calais

Wail
Commune
The church of Wail
Location of Wail
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Coordinates: 50°20′53″N2°07′42″E / 50.3481°N 2.1283°E / 50.3481; 2.1283
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Auxi-le-Château
Intercommunality	CC des 7 Vallées
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Serge Gotterand [1]
Area 1	9.15 km2 (3.53 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [2]	253
• Density	28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62868 /62770
Elevation	34–137 m (112–449 ft) (avg. 72 m or 236 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wail is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. ^[3]

Geography

Wail is located 21 miles (33 km) southeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer, at the D98 and D340 road junction, 4miles (6k) east of Hesdin.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	304	—
1975	315	+0.51%
1982	278	−1.77%
1990	224	−2.66%
1999	265	+1.89%
2007	258	−0.33%
2012	279	+1.58%
2017	262	−1.25%
Source: INSEE [4]

Places of interest

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the eighteenth century.

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). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE