Fournes-en-Weppes

Fournes-en-Weppes
Commune
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Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 50°35′09″N 2°53′24″E / 50.5858��N 2.89°E / 50.5858; 2.89Coordinates: 50°35′09″N 2°53′24″E / 50.5858°N 2.89°E / 50.5858; 2.89
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Annœullin
Intercommunality	Métropole Européenne de Lille
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Daniel Herbaut
Area 1	8.22 km2 (3.17 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	2,225
• Density	270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59250 /59134
Elevation	26–43 m (85–141 ft) (avg. 43 m or 141 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fournes-en-Weppes is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille. Hitler spent half of his war time service in World War I here.

Heraldry[]

The arms of Fournes-en-Weppes are blazoned : Bendy argent and gules. (La Flamengrie, Fournes-en-Weppes and Wargnies-le-Grand use the same arms.)

See also[]

• Communes of the Nord department

References[]

• INSEE commune file

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