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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Wicres
Commune
The church in WicresThe church in Wicres
Coat of arms of WicresCoat of arms
Location of Wicres
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Coordinates: 50°34′19″N 2°52′07″E / 50.5719°N 2.8686°E / 50.5719; 2.8686
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonAnnœullin
IntercommunalityMétropole Européenne de Lille
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Lacaze
Area2.77 km (1.07 sq mi)
Population562
 • Density200/km (530/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code59658 /59134
Elevation26–39 m (85–128 ft)
(avg. 32 m or 105 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wicres (French pronunciation: [wikʁ]; Dutch: Wijker) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.

Heraldry

Arms of Wicres
Arms of Wicres
The arms of Wicres are blazoned :

Vert, a fess ermine. (Oignies, Beaucamps-Ligny, Estrées, Gruson and Wicres use the same arms.)



Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 303—    
1975 284−0.92%
1982 296+0.59%
1990 326+1.21%
1999 306−0.70%
2007 313+0.28%
2012 410+5.55%
2017 498+3.97%
Source: INSEE

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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