Warneton
| Warneton | |
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  Warneton | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Warneton | |
| Coordinates: 50°44′52″N 2°57′12″E / 50.7478°N 2.9533°ECoordinates: 50°44′52″N 2°57′12″E / 50.7478°N 2.9533°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Quesnoy-sur-Deûle |
| Intercommunality | Lille Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | 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) |
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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. | |
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
- Warneton, Belgium (part of Comines-Warneton)
- Comines, east
- Quesnoy-sur-Deûle, southeast
- Deûlémont, southwest
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
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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
- 1962: 178
- 1968: 197
- 1975: 198
- 1982: 171
- 1990: 179
- 1999: 178
Points of interest
- A blockhaus, used during the advance of the Maginot Line.
People
- Saint John of Warneton
See also
References
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