Wattrelos
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Coat of arms
Location of Wattrelos
(2020–2026) Dominique Baert[1]
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Wattrelos (French pronunciation: [watʁəlo]; archaic Dutch: Waterlos) 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.
Population
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Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5] |
Heraldry
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
- Eschweiler, Germany
- Guarda, Portugal
- Köthen, Germany
- Mohács, Hungary
- Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland
- Solca, Romania
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wattrelos.
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