Wattignies
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Coat of arms
Location of Wattignies
(2020–2026) Alain Pluss[1]
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Wattignies (French pronunciation: [watiɲi]; Dutch: Wattenijs) is a commune in the Nord department of northern France.[3] It lies in the south-western part of the Lille conurbation. It covers an area of 6.31 square kilometres (2.44 sq mi), and as of 2019 its population was 15,075.
Neighboring communes
Lille, Faches-Thumesnil, Templemars, Seclin, Noyelles-lès-Seclin, Emmerin and Loos-lez-Lille.
Heraldry
The arms of Wattignies are blazoned : Or, a saltire embattled counter-embattled sable.
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Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 5,969 | — |
1975 | 12,319 | +10.91% |
1982 | 13,790 | +1.62% |
1990 | 14,533 | +0.66% |
1999 | 14,440 | −0.07% |
2007 | 13,450 | −0.88% |
2012 | 13,376 | −0.11% |
2017 | 14,549 | +1.70% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Twin towns
Wattignies is twinned with:
- Broadstairs, United Kingdom – since 1982
- Rodenkirchen, Germany – since 1973
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wattignies.
- Town council website
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