Airon-Saint-Vaast

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Sébastien Béthouart^[1]Area5.92 km² (2.29 sq mi)Population188 • Density32/km² (82/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation4–52 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