Coordinates: 50°25′56″N 1°40′05″E / 50.432222°N 1.6680566°E
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Commune of Airon-Saint-Vaast |
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| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region |  Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
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| Department |  Pas-de-Calais |
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| Arrondissement | .svg){kind=small} Montreuil-sur-Mer |
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| Canton | Berck | |
| Intercommunality | Opale Sud | |
| Mayor | Sébastien Béthouart (2008–2014) |
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| Statistics | ||
| Elevation | 4–52 m (13–170 ft) (avg. 8 m/26 ft) |
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| Land area1 | 5.92 km2 (2.29 sq mi) | |
| Population2 | 231 (1999) | |
| - Density | 39 /km² (100 /sq mi) | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Postal code | 62180 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Airon-Saint-Vaast is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.
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Geography
A small village situated some 19 miles (30 km) 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
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 117 | 144 | 130 | 120 | 166 | 231 |
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