Beauvoir-Wavans: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

The Château de Beauvoir in Beauvoir-Wavans was built in 1783 as the residence of the de Beaulaincourt family by the architect Antoine du Bois. The historic estate comprises a residential building, agricultural outbuildings, a kitchen garden and a park. Since 2 February 2016, the Château de Beauvoir has been protected in its entirety; the protection covers the pavilions, all outbuildings, the kitchen garden, the courtyard of honour, the park, the enclosing walls and their gates.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Beauvoir-Wavans includes the village in their personal travel plans.

Culture

In the Church of Saint-Vaast, a statue of the Virgin and Child stands on a cabinet in the sacristy. The statue Vierge à l'Enfant is made of carved, gilded and polychrome-painted wood and dates from the first half of the 19th century. It is listed as a protected historic object; this listing is dated 7 January 1981.

History

The English military cemetery of Beauvoir-Wavans contains 43 graves of British soldiers and one grave of a German soldier. It was established in 1918 near the Drucas military hospital. During the First World War, Château Drucas was converted into a military hospital designated Casualty Clearing Station 21. James McCudden died on 9 July 1918 at the military hospital of Château Drucas.

Beauvoir-Wavans is stage 3 of the cultural heritage route A railway line turned hiking trail. The former Beauvoir-Wavans railway station no longer exists today.

Geographical setting

In the vicinity of Beauvoir-Wavans lies the historic site Abbaye Notre-Dame de Willencourt (Willencourt, France), dated 1199–1220. The same site also lies in the vicinity of Beauvoir-Wavans and is additionally dated 1220–1652. The historic site Abbaye Notre-Dame de Cercamp is also located in the vicinity of Beauvoir-Wavans. In the wider regional surroundings of Beauvoir-Wavans lies the historic site Abbaye Notre-Dame de Bertaucourt. The Parc du chàteau park is also located in the wider regional surroundings of Beauvoir-Wavans.

Other places: Saint-Martin-Choquel, Izel-lès-Équerchin, Bruay-La-Buissière, Les Attaques, Saint-Inglevert, Senlecques, Croisilles, Wierre-au-Bois

To the higher-level travel overview: Pas-De-Calais.