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Wattrelos
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Wattrelos (; archaic ) is a commune in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. It is located on the border with Belgium, northeast of the city of Lille. The fifth-largest component of the Métropole Européenne de Lille, Wattrelos borders the communes of Roubaix, Tourcoing and Leers in France and the communes of Mouscron and Estaimpuis in Belgium.
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Wattrelos is a commune in France, situated within the Nord department and the Hauts-de-France region. It functions as a border city, sharing boundaries with Roubaix, Leers, Tourcoing, and Mouscron. The municipality is part of the Lille metropolis and has been associated with the cantons of Roubaix-Est, Roubaix-Nord, and Roubaix-2. Its official postal code is 59150.
The area of Wattrelos is 13.44 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 41,570 residents and another citing 42,826. The male population is recorded as 19,512, while the female population is 21,446. Elevation above sea level is listed as 42 meters in one dataset and 31 meters in another. The town is twinned with Eschweiler, Mohács, and Siemianowice Śląskie.
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Place details
- Locality
- Wattrelos
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 42,826
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Wattrelos
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Eglise Saint-Maclou de Wattrelos.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The church in Wattrelos
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Wattrelos (Nord).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Lille
- French commune.canton
- Roubaix-2
- French commune.INSEE
- 59650
- French commune.postal code
- 59150
- French commune.mayor
- Dominique Baert
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Métropole Européenne de Lille
- French commune.elevation m
- 29
- French commune.area km2
- 13.44
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- border city
- Official name
- Wattrelos
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Lille
- Population
- 40847
- Area
- 13.44
- Elevation
- 28
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Estaimpuis
- Official website
- www.ville-wattrelos.fr
- Image
- Eglise Saint-Maclou de Wattrelos.JPG
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- topic's main category
- Category:Wattrelos
- twinned administrative body
- Siemianowice Śląskie
- Commons category
- Wattrelos
- postal code
- 59150
- associated electoral district
- canton of Roubaix-2
- male population
- 19512
- female population
- 21446
- P8168
- Mussidae
- contact page URL
- www.ville-wattrelos.fr/nous-contacter
- phone number
- +33-3-20-81-66-66
- fax number
- +33-3-20-81-64-00
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Population
- Heraldry
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Wattrelos (; archaic ) is a commune in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. It is located on the border with Belgium, northeast of the city of Lille. The fifth-largest component of the Métropole Européenne de Lille, Wattrelos borders the communes of Roubaix, Tourcoing and Leers in France and the communes of Mouscron and Estaimpuis in Belgium.
==History== thumb|The Hôtel de Ville, Wattrelos|Hôtel de Ville The Hôtel de Ville was completed around 1914 and the façade was modernised in 1968.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wattrelos” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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