Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Wattrelos | |
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The church in Wattrelos | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Wattrelos | |
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Coordinates: 50°42′00″N 3°13′01″E / 50.700°N 3.217°E / 50.700; 3.217 | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Lille |
Canton | Roubaix-2 |
Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Baert |
Area | 13.44 km (5.19 sq mi) |
Population | 40,881 |
• Density | 3,000/km (7,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59650 /59150 |
Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Wattrelos (French pronunciation: [watʁəlo]; archaic Dutch: Waterlos) is a commune in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. It is located on the border with Belgium, northeast of the city of Lille. The fifth-largest component of the Métropole Européenne de Lille, Wattrelos borders the communes of Roubaix, Tourcoing and Leers in France and the communes of Mouscron and Estaimpuis in Belgium.
Population
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Heraldry
The arms of Wattrelos are blazoned : Azure, a lion barry argent and gules, armed, langued and crowned Or.
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Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in FranceWattrelos is twinned with:
- Eschweiler, Germany
- Guarda, Portugal
- Köthen, Germany
- Mohács, Hungary
- Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland
- Solca, Romania
Notable People
- Madelyne Delcroix (born 1946) - aerobatics pilot
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- INSEE commune file
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Wattrelos, EHESS (in French).
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- "Présentation de la ville" (in French). Wattrelos. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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