Waben

Waben
Commune
The church of Waben
Coat of arms
Location of Waben
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Coordinates: 50°22′48″N 1°39′11″E / 50.38°N 1.6531°E / 50.38; 1.6531
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Berck
Intercommunality	Deux Baies en Montreuillois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Claude Gauduin[1]
Area ^1	8.99 km^2 (3.47 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	449
• Density	49.9/km^2 (129/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Waben is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France^[3] 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Montreuil-sur-Mer, about a kilometre from the sea at the estuary of the Authie.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	234	—
1975	235	+0.06%
1982	266	+1.79%
1990	294	+1.26%
1999	327	+1.19%
2007	386	+2.10%
2012	427	+2.04%
2017	431	+0.19%
2023	449	+0.68%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE