Wasquehal
Wasquehal | ||
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Commune | ||
Église Saint Clément | ||
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![]() ![]() Wasquehal Location within Hauts-de-France region ![]() ![]() Wasquehal | ||
Coordinates: 50°40′10″N 3°07′51″E / 50.6694°N 3.1308°ECoordinates: 50°40′10″N 3°07′51″E / 50.6694°N 3.1308°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Nord | |
Arrondissement | Lille | |
Canton | Croix | |
Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2014-2020) | Stéphanie Ducret | |
Area1 | 6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi) | |
Population (2014)2 | 21,343 | |
• Density | 3,100/km2 (8,100/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 59646 /59290 | |
Elevation | 18–47 m (59–154 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. |
Wasquehal (traditional pronunciation [wakal]; currently common pronunciation [waskal]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
The town originally had a Flemish name; it was written as Waskenhal in the 11th century.
The third stage of the 2004 Tour de France finished in Wasquehal. Jean-Patrick Nazon won the mass sprint ahead of Erik Zabel and Robbie McEwen.
Geography
Wasquehal has an area of 6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi) and a population density of 2,702.8/km².
Héraldique
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The arms of Wasquehal are blazoned : Chequy argent and gules, each argent piece charged with an ermine spot sable. or, more simply, Chequy ermine and gules. |
Demography
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 13634 | 14274 | 16391 | 16275 | 17986 | 18541 | 18936 |
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |
Sister city
Wasquehal is twinned with Beyne-Heusay (Belgium)
See also
References
External links
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