Wahagnies
Appearance
Wahagnies | |
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The road into Wahagnies | |
Coordinates:50°29′11″N3°02′12″E/ 50.4864°N 3.0367°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Lille |
Canton | Annœullin |
Intercommunality | Pévèle Carembault |
Government | |
• Mayor(2020–2026) | Alain Bos[1] |
Area 1 | 5.69 km2(2.20 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,605 |
• Density | 460/km2(1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59630/59261 |
Elevation | 27–66 m (89–217 ft) (avg. 33 m or 108 ft) |
1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Wahagnies(French pronunciation:[va.aɲi]) is acommunein theNorddepartmentin northernFrance.[3]
Geography
[edit]The commune is situated betweenFlandreandArtoisand has a distance of 20 km toLilleand 35 km toArras.It covers an area of approximately 569 ha (2.20 sq mi).[4]
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,504 | — |
1975 | 3,190 | +3.52% |
1982 | 2,911 | −1.30% |
1990 | 2,674 | −1.06% |
1999 | 2,689 | +0.06% |
2007 | 2,599 | −0.42% |
2012 | 2,616 | +0.13% |
2017 | 2,598 | −0.14% |
Source: INSEE[5] |
Heraldry
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The arms of Wahagnies areblazoned: Azure, a chevron argent between 2 anchors and a cow passant Or, a chief per pale 1 Gules, a mitre Or, and 2 paly Or and gules.
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Twin towns
[edit]Wahagnies is twinned withBöhl-Iggelheim(Rhineland-Palatinate,Germany)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires"(in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^"Populations légales 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
- ^INSEE commune file
- ^Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui:Commune data sheet Wahagnies,EHESS(in French).
- ^Population en historique depuis 1968,INSEE
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