Wahagnies
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  Wahagnies | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Wahagnies | ||
| Coordinates: 50°29′11″N 3°02′12″E / 50.4864°N 3.0367°ECoordinates: 50°29′11″N 3°02′12″E / 50.4864°N 3.0367°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie | |
| Department | Nord | |
| Arrondissement | Lille | |
| Canton | Pont-à-Marcq | |
| Intercommunality | Sud Pévélois | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Marie Ruant | |
| Area1 | 5.69 km2 (2.20 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 2,689 | |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59630 / 59261 | |
| Elevation |
27–66 m (89–217 ft) (avg. 33 m or 108 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Wahagnies is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
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The arms of Wahagnies are blazoned : Azure, a chevron argent between 2 anchors and a cow passant Or, a chief per pale 1 Gules, a mitre Or, and 2 paly Or and gules. |
Twin towns
Wahagnies is twinned with Böhl-Iggelheim (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
See also
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