Wattrelos
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 The church in Wattrelos | |
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Location of Wattrelos | |
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| Coordinates: 50°42′00″N 3°13′01″E / 50.700°N 3.217°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Roubaix-2 |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Baert[1] |
Area 1 | 13.44 km2 (5.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 40,881 |
| • Density | 3,000/km2 (7,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59650 /59150 |
| Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Wattrelos (French pronunciation: [watʁəlo]; archaic Dutch: Waterlo) is a commune in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.[3] It is located on the border with Belgium, northeast of the city of Lille. The fifth-largest component of the Métropole Européenne de Lille, Wattrelos borders the communes of Roubaix, Tourcoing and Leers in France and the communes of Mouscron and Estaimpuis in Belgium.
History
The Hôtel de Ville was completed around 1914 and the façade was modernised in 1968.[4]
Population
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Heraldry
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The arms of Wattrelos are blazoned : Azure, a lion barry argent and gules, armed, langued and crowned Or.
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Twin towns – sister cities
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Guarda, Portugal- Köthen, Germany
Mohács, Hungary
Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland
Solca, Romania
Notable People
- Madelyne Delcroix (born 1946) - aerobatics pilot
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ "Les balades de Wattrelos: Le centre-ville de Wattrelos, d'hier à aujourd'hui" (PDF). Wattrelos Tourisme. p. 13. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Wattrelos, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Présentation de la ville" (in French). Wattrelos. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
External links
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