Wattignies

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Coat of arms of Wattignies
Coat of arms
Location of Wattignies
Map
(2020–2026) Alain Pluss[1]Area
1
6.31 km2 (2.44 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
15,531 • Density2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
59648 /59139
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Arms of Wattignies
Arms of Wattignies
 The arms of Wattignies are blazoned :
Or, a saltire embattled counter-embattled sable.



Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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:

See also

References

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

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