Wavrechain-sous-Faulx

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Wavrechain-sous-Faulx

(2020–2026) André Leprêtre^[1]Area

3.8 km² (1.5 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

424 • Density110/km² (290/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59652 /59111

Elevation31–59 m (102–194 ft)
(avg. 38 m or 125 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wavrechain-sous-Faulx (French pronunciation: [wavʁəʃɛ̃ su fo]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Heraldry

The arms of Wavrechain-sous-Faulx are blazoned :
Or, 3 leopards sable impaled with Azure, a chevron Or between 3 bezants (Or).

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	393	—
1975	393	+0.00%
1982	357	−1.36%
1990	375	+0.62%
1999	368	−0.21%
2007	416	+1.54%
2012	395	−1.03%
2017	386	−0.46%
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