Wasquehal

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Wasquehal

Wasquehal is located in France
Wasquehal
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Nord
Arrondissement Lille
Canton Roubaix-Ouest
Intercommunality Lille Métropole
Mayor Gérard Vignoble (NC)
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 18–47 m (59–154 ft)
Land area1 6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi)
Population2 18,541  (1999)
 - Density 2,703 /km2 (7,000 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59646/ 59290
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.

Coordinates: 50°40′10″N 3°07′51″E / 50.6694°N 3.1308°E / 50.6694; 3.1308

Wasquehal 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.

The third stage of the 2004 Tour de France finished in Wasquehal. Jean-Patrick Nazon won the mass sprint ahead of Erik Zabel and Robbie McEwen.

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Geography [edit]

Wasquehal has an area of 6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi) and a population density of 2,702.8/km².

Heraldry [edit]

Arms of Wasquehal

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.




Demography [edit]

Historical population of Wasquehal
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Population 13634 14274 16391 16275 17986 18541 18936
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Sister city [edit]

Wasquehal is twinned with Beyne-Heusay (Belgium)

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