Wasquehal
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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 (2020–2026) | Stéphanie Ducret[1] |
Area 1 | 6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 20,485 |
• Density | 3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (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. |
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.
Geography[]
Wasquehal has an area of 6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi) and a population density of 2,702.8/km².
Héraldique[]
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. |
Population[]
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4] |
Sport[]
Wasquehal hosted the finish of stage 4 of the 1989 Tour de France, won by Jelle Nijdam, and the finish of stage 5 the 1992 Tour de France, won by Guido Bontempi. The third stage of the 2004 Tour de France also finished in Wasquehal. Jean-Patrick Nazon won the mass sprint ahead of Erik Zabel and Robbie McEwen. Wasquehal also hosted the start of stage 7 of the 1988 Tour de France, and the start of stage 3 of the 1996 Tour de France.
Twin towns – sister cities[]
Wasquehal is twinned with:[5]
- Beyne-Heusay, Belgium
See also[]
- ES Wasquehal
- Communes of the Nord department
References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Wasquehal, EHESS. (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Jumelage Wasquehal renoue avec la ville de Beyne-Heusay (B)". lavoixdunord.fr (in French). La Voix du Nord. 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wasquehal. |
- Official website (in French)
- Communes of Nord (French department)
- Nord (French department) geography stubs