Wannehain

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Wannehain

(2020–2026) Jean-Luc Lefebvre^[1]Area

3.71 km² (1.43 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,331 • Density360/km² (930/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59638 /59830

Elevation34–61 m (112–200 ft)
(avg. 43 m or 141 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wannehain is a commune in the Nord department in northern France,^[3] on the border with Belgium.

The HSL 1 railway line to Brussels crosses the border at Wannehain.

Heraldry

The arms of Wannehain are blazoned :

Bendy argent and azure. (Fretin, Saultain and Wannehain use the same arms.)

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	484	—
1975	570	+2.36%
1982	583	+0.32%
1990	742	+3.06%
1999	839	+1.37%
2007	905	+0.95%
2012	1,155	+5.00%
2017	1,272	+1.95%
Source: INSEE^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE