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Watten is a commune in the Nord department of France, situated within the Hauts-de-France region. It lies in the arrondissement of Dunkirk and the canton of Bourbourg, with an associated electoral district in the canton of Wormhout. The municipality borders Cappelle-Brouck, Holque, Millam, and Saint-Momelin, and is located next to the Aa River.
The area of Watten is 7.32 square kilometers, with an elevation of 73 meters above sea level. Its postal code is 59143. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 2,602 residents (1,203 male and 1,360 female) and another citing 3,000. The commune’s official website is watten.fr.
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- Locality
- Watten
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 3,000
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Department
- Nord
- Arrondissement
- Dunkerque
- Canton
- Wormhout
- Intercommunality
- Hauts de Flandre
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Daniel Deschodt
- Area
- 7.32 km (2.83 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 2,564
- Density
- 350/km (907/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 59647 /59143
- Elevation
- 1–73 m (3.3–239.5 ft) , (avg. 55 m or 180 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Watten
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Dunkirk
- Population
- 2564
- Area
- 7.32
- Elevation
- 29
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Body of water
- Aa River
- Shares border with
- Houlle
- Official website
- www.watten.fr
- Image
- TourAbbayedeWatten.jpg
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- Commons category
- Watten (Nord)
- postal code
- 59143
- associated electoral district
- canton of Wormhout
- male population
- 1203
- female population
- 1360
- P8168
- Eleonora d’Este
- different from
- Vatan
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-21-88-26-04
- fax number
- +33-3-21-88-15-95
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Encyclopedic overview
Watten ( French pronunciation: [wat]; Dutch: Waten, meaning "ford" as in "river-crossing") is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Its inhabitants are called "Wattenais".
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Watten” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.