Waben

Waben
Waben
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Waben
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Berck
Intercommunality	Opale Sud
Government
• Mayor	Jean-Claude Gauduin
Area1	8.99 km2 (3.47 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	382
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62866 / 62180
Elevation	3–51 m (9.8–167.3 ft) (avg. 9 m or 30 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.

Waben is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Waben is located 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Montreuil-sur-Mer, at the D143 and D940 road junction, about a kilometre from the sea at the bay of the Authie.

Population

Historical population of Waben

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	234	234	235	266	294	327	382
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of the Nativité-de-Notre-Dame.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Waben on the Quid website (French)