Wamin

Wamin
Château de Wamin
Coat of arms
Wamin
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Wamin
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Le Parcq
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Armand Alisse
Area1	6.06 km2 (2.34 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	262
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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 Lefebvre family from Gouy.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Wamin on the Quid website (French)