Wambrechies
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Wambrechies
Wemmersijs | |
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The town hall in Wambrechies | |
Coordinates: 50°41′10″N 3°02′58″E / 50.6861°N 3.0494°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Lille |
Canton | Lille-1 |
Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Sébastien Brogniart[1] |
Area 1 | 16 km2 (6 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 10,798 |
• Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59636 /59118 |
Elevation | 13–26 m (43–85 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (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.[3] It has a population of around 10,600 (2019).
Geography
[edit]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
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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.)
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Population
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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[4] |
Twin towns
[edit]Kempen, Germany since 1972.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "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
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