Beauvoir-Wavans Explained

Beauvoir-Wavans
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Beauvoir-Wavans.svg
Arrondissement:	Arras
Canton:	Auxi-le-Château
Insee:	62881
Postal Code:	62390
Mayor:	Marc Fourdrinier^[1]
Term:	2023 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CC du Ternois
Coordinates:	50.2186°N 2.1631°W
Elevation M:	48
Elevation Min M:	32
Elevation Max M:	128
Area Km2:	9.49

Beauvoir-Wavans is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. It was formed in 1974 by the merger of the former communes Wavans-sur-l'Authie and Beauvoir-Rivière.^[2]

Geography

A village located 33 miles (52 km) southwest of Arras at the junction of the D117 with the D938 road.

Sights

• Two churches dedicated to St. Vaast, from the sixteenth century and the 17th century.
• The Château de Beauvoir-Rivière, built in 1780.
• The World War I cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• The CWGC cemetery at Wavans

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62881-beauvoir-wavans INSEE commune file