Warneton
Appearance
Warneton | |
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Coordinates: 50°44′52″N 2°57′12″E / 50.7478°N 2.9533°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Lille |
Canton | Armentières |
Intercommunality | Lille |
Government | |
• Mayor (2016-2020) | Yvon Pétronin |
Area 1 | 4.17 km2 (1.61 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 234 |
• Density | 56/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59643 /59560 |
Elevation | 11–25 m (36–82 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Warneton (Dutch: Waasten) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is part of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole.
Bounding communes and places
- Warneton, Belgium (part of Comines-Warneton)
- Comines, east
- Quesnoy-sur-Deûle, southeast
- Deûlémont, southwest
History
It was constituted into two zones and had its own mayor and its council. It was merged on June 7, 1946 with Warneton-Sud and Warneton-Bas
Heraldry
The arms of Warneton are blazoned : Argent, a fess gules. (the Béthune family and the communes of Cuts, Rosny-sur-Seine, Warneton and Noyon use the same arms.)
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Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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2006 | 189 | — |
2007 | 189 | +0.0% |
2008 | 191 | +1.1% |
2009 | 198 | +3.7% |
2010 | 211 | +6.6% |
2011 | 224 | +6.2% |
2012 | 224 | +0.0% |
2013 | 225 | +0.4% |
2014 | 230 | +2.2% |
2015 | 234 | +1.7% |
2016 | 239 | +2.1% |
Points of interest
- A blockhaus, used during the advance of the Maginot Line.
People
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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