Wamin

Wamin
Commune
Château de Wamin
Coat of arms
Location of Wamin
Wamin Wamin
Coordinates: 50°25′46″N 2°01′28″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Auxi-le-Château
Intercommunality	Sept Vallées
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Philippe Lejosne
Area 1	6.06 km2 (2.34 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	232
• Density	38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62871 /62140
Elevation	35–118 m (115–387 ft) (avg. 39 m or 128 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wamin is a commune in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the Nord-Pas de Calais region in France of France. It lies 5 km north of Hesdin and 24 km east of Montreuil.

Main sights

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 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 family of Lefebvre de Gouy de Milly.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	254	—
2007	253	−0.4%
2008	252	−0.4%
2009	249	−1.2%
2010	251	+0.8%
2011	247	−1.6%
2012	242	−2.0%
2013	238	−1.7%
2014	239	+0.4%
2015	240	+0.4%
2016	238	−0.8%

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Wamin on the Quid website (in French)