Wahagnies

Wahagnies
Commune

Coat of arms
Wahagnies
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Wahagnies
Coordinates: 50°29′11″N 3°02′12″E / 50.4864°N 3.0367°E / 50.4864; 3.0367Coordinates: 50°29′11″N 3°02′12″E / 50.4864°N 3.0367°E / 50.4864; 3.0367
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Lille
Canton Annœullin
Intercommunality Communauté de communes Pévèle-Carembault
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Alain Bos
Area1 5.69 km2 (2.20 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 2,616
 • Density 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 59630 /59261
Elevation 27–66 m (89–217 ft)
(avg. 33 m or 108 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.

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

Geography

The commune is situated between Flandre and Artois and has a distance of 20 km to Lille and 35 km to Arras. It covers an area of approximately 569 ha (5.7 km²).[1]

Population

As of 2014, Wahagnies has a population of 2,616.[2] It has been on the decline since 1982 when the number peaked at 2911.[3][4]

Heraldry

 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

References

  1. ↑ "Wahagnies, 59261 | Frankreich-Experte". www.frankreich-experte.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-11-22.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2014−Commune de Wahagnies (59630) | Insee". www.insee.fr (in French). Retrieved 2017-11-22.
  3. ↑ "Wahagnies - Notice Communale". cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
  4. ↑ "Résultats de la recherche | Insee". www.insee.fr (in French). Retrieved 2017-11-22.


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