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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Wambrechies Wemmersijs
Commune
The town hall in WambrechiesThe town hall in Wambrechies
Coat of arms of WambrechiesCoat of arms
Location of Wambrechies
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Coordinates: 50°41′10″N 3°02′58″E / 50.6861°N 3.0494°E / 50.6861; 3.0494
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonLille-1
IntercommunalityMétropole Européenne de Lille
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Sébastien Brogniart
Area16 km (6 sq mi)
Population10,984
 • Density690/km (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code59636 /59118
Elevation13–26 m (43–85 ft)
(avg. 20 m or 66 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wambrechies (French pronunciation: [wɑ̃bʁəʃi]; West Flemish: Wemmersijs; Picard: Vamberchi) is a commune in the Nord department, in the region Hauts-de-France, in northern France. It is part of the European Metropolis of Lille. It has a population of around 10,600 (2019).

Geography

Wambrechies is situated to the north of Lille, it is bordered by the neighbouring communes of Marquette-lez-Lille (to the southeast), Saint André-lez-Lille (to the south), Quesnoy-sur-Deûle (to the northwest) and Bondues (to the northeast). The Deûle canal runs from north to south through the town.

Heraldry

Arms of Wambrechies
Arms of Wambrechies
The arms of Wambrechies are blazoned :

Or, a cross engrailed gules. (Artres, Bettrechies, Cerfontaine, Denain, Eth, Lesquin, Obies, Quérénaing, Semousies, Wambrechies and Warlaing use the same arms.)



Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 5,845—    
1975 7,894+4.39%
1982 8,152+0.46%
1990 8,250+0.15%
1999 8,552+0.40%
2007 9,875+1.81%
2012 9,665−0.43%
2017 10,948+2.52%
Source: INSEE

Twin towns

Kempen, Germany since 1972.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Communes of the Métropole Européenne de Lille
Communes of the Nord department


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