Wattrelos
| Wattrelos | |
|---|---|
  Wattrelos | |
|
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Wattrelos | |
| Coordinates: 50°42′00″N 3°13′01″E / 50.700°N 3.217°ECoordinates: 50°42′00″N 3°13′01″E / 50.700°N 3.217°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Roubaix-Est and Roubaix-Nord |
| Intercommunality | Lille Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Dominique Baert |
| Area1 | 13.44 km2 (5.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)2 | 41,633 |
| • Density | 3,100/km2 (8,000/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59650 / 59150 |
|
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. | |
Wattrelos (French pronunciation: [wa.tʁə.lo]; archaic Dutch: Waterlos) is a commune in the Northern department in the Nord-Pas de Calais region in northern France. It is located on the border with Belgium, northeast of the city of Lille. It the fifth-largest component of the metropolitan Urban Community of Lille Métropole. Wattrelos borders the communes of Roubaix, Tourcoing and Leers in France and the communes of Moeskroen and Steenput in Belgium.
Population history
| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3590 | 3214 | 3969 | 4901 | 6791 | 7300 | 7864 | 8736 | 9432 | 10360 |
| Year | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 12315 | 13113 | 14682 | 15325 | 15725 | 17118 | 19770 | 22731 | 25884 |
| Year | 1906 | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 27503 | 29089 | 27733 | 29032 | 30647 | 31084 | 28796 | 31993 | 41319 |
| Year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 43754 | 45440 | 44626 | 43675 | 42719 | 41541 |
Heraldry
.svg.png) |
The arms of Wattrelos are blazoned : Azure, a lion barry argent and gules, armed, langued and crowned Or. |
Twin towns
Wattrelos is twinned with:
Eschweiler, Germany- Köthen, Germany
Solca, Romania
Mohács, Hungary
Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland
Guarda, Portugal
See also
References
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wattrelos. |
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, February 10, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.