Waziers

Waziers
Commune

Coat of arms
Waziers
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Waziers
Coordinates: 50°23′13″N 3°06′47″E / 50.387°N 3.113°E / 50.387; 3.113Coordinates: 50°23′13″N 3°06′47″E / 50.387°N 3.113°E / 50.387; 3.113
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Douai
Canton Sin-le-Noble
Intercommunality Douaisis
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Jacques Michon
Area1 4.34 km2 (1.68 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 7,497
  Density 1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 59654 /59119
Elevation 17–27 m (56–89 ft)
(avg. 27 m or 89 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.

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

It is 4 km (2.5 mi) northwest of Douai and 25 km (16 mi) south of Lille.

Heraldry

The arms of Waziers are blazoned :
Azure, a inescutcheon argent, overall a bend gules.

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