Wattrelos
Wattrelos | |
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Location of Wattrelos  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Roubaix-Est and Roubaix-Nord |
| Intercommunality | Lille Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Dominique Baert |
| Area 1 | 13.44 km2 (5.19 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | 42,753 |
| • Density | 3,200/km2 (8,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59650 /59150 |
| Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Wattrelos (French pronunciation: [wa.tʁə.lo]; archaic Dutch: Waterlos) is a commune in the Northern department in the Nord-Pas de Calais region in northern France. It is located on the border with Belgium, northeast of the city of Lille. It the fifth-largest component of the metropolitan Urban Community of Lille Métropole.
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The arms of Wattrelos are blazoned : Azure, a lion barry argent and gules, armed, langued and crowned Or.
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