Waziers

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Waziers

(2020–2026) Laurent Desmons^[1]Area

4.34 km² (1.68 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

7,354 • Density1,700/km² (4,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59654 /59119

Elevation17–27 m (56–89 ft)
(avg. 27 m or 89 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Waziers (French pronunciation: [wazje]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

It is 4 km (2.5 mi) northwest of Douai and 25 km (16 mi) south of Lille.

Heraldry

The arms of Waziers are blazoned :
Azure, a inescutcheon argent, overall a bend gules.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	11,149	—
1975	10,251	−1.19%
1982	9,267	−1.43%
1990	8,824	−0.61%
1999	7,910	−1.21%
2007	7,686	−0.36%
2012	7,639	−0.12%
2017	7,452	−0.49%
Source: INSEE^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE