Warneton

This article is about the French municipality. For the Belgian village, see Warneton, Belgium.
Warneton
Warneton

Coordinates: 50°44′52″N 2°57′12″E / 50.7478°N 2.9533°E / 50.7478; 2.9533Coordinates: 50°44′52″N 2°57′12″E / 50.7478°N 2.9533°E / 50.7478; 2.9533
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department Nord
Arrondissement Lille
Canton Quesnoy-sur-Deûle
Intercommunality Lille Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Jacques Veroone
Area1 4.17 km2 (1.61 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 183
  Density 44/km2 (110/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59643 / 59560
Elevation 11–25 m (36–82 ft)
(avg. 20 m or 66 ft)

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.

Warneton is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

It is part of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole.

Bounding communes and places

History

It was constituted into two zones and had its own mayor and its council. It was merged on June 7, 1946 with Warneton-Sud and Warneton-Bas

Heraldry

The arms of Warneton are blazoned :

Argent, a fess gules. (the Béthune family and the communes of Cuts, Rosny-sur-Seine, Warneton and Noyon use the same arms.)

Population history

Points of interest

People

See also

References

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