Airon-Saint-Vaast

French commune
name=Airon-Saint-Vaast


x = 128
y = 25
region=
departement=
arrondissement= Montreuil-sur-Mer
canton=Berck
cp=62180
maire=Sébastien Béthouart
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=Opale Sud
alt moy=8 m
alt mini=4
alt maxi=52 m
hectares=592
km²=5.92
sans=231
date-sans=1999
dens=39|

Airon-Saint-Vaast is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.

Geography

A small village situated some 21 miles(33km) south of Boulogne-sur-Mer, on the D143E1 road

Places of interest

* 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.

Population

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=62016&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Airon-Saint-Vaast on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Airon-Saint-Vaast Airon-Saint-Vaast on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia."