- Wamin
French commune
name=Wamin
region=
departement=
arrondissement=
canton=Le Parcq
insee=62871
cp=62140
maire=Armand Alisse
mandat=2001-2008
longitude=2.02444444444
latitude=50.4294444444
alt moy=39 m
alt mini=35 m
alt maxi=118 m
hectares=606
km²=6,06
sans=198
date-sans=1999
dens=32|Wamin is a commune of
France , situated in the department ofPas-de-Calais in theNord-Pas de Calais region in France .Geography
A village 3 miles (5km) north of
Hesdin and 15 miles (24km) east ofMontreuil Demography
Places and monuments
* The church: The church of Our Lady of Assumption was constructed in 1664 of brick and stone, in typical regional style. The first Lords of Wamin are buried under the choir. The châteauThe château was built in the 17th century by François de Fléchin who had inherited, through marriage, the titles of the Créquy family and was elevated to Marquis in 1693. Sold in 1811 by the daughters of the Marquis of Fléchin to the
Lefebvre family fromGouy .See also
Communes of Pas-de-Calais External links
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=62872&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Wamin on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=27355&req=Wamin Wamin on the Quid website] fr
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