Wattrelos
Wattrelos (French pronunciation: [watʁəlo]; archaic Dutch: Waterlos) is a commune in the Nord department in the Nord-Pas de Calais region of northern France. It is located on the border with Belgium, northeast of the city of Lille. The fifth-largest component of the metropolitan Urban Community of Lille Métropole, Wattrelos borders the communes of Roubaix, Tourcoing and Leers in France and the communes of Moeskroen and Steenput in Belgium.
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Location of Wattrelos 
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| Coordinates: 50°42′00″N 3°13′01″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Roubaix-2 |
| Intercommunality | Lille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Baert[1] |
| Area 1 | 13.44 km2 (5.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[2] | 40,958 |
| • Density | 3,000/km2 (7,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59650 /59150 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 2006 | 42,852 | — |
| 2007 | 42,077 | −1.8% |
| 2008 | 41,829 | −0.6% |
| 2009 | 41,750 | −0.2% |
| 2010 | 41,541 | −0.5% |
| 2011 | 41,538 | −0.0% |
| 2012 | 41,633 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 41,522 | −0.3% |
| 2014 | 41,337 | −0.4% |
| 2015 | 41,264 | −0.2% |
| 2016 | 41,341 | +0.2% |
Heraldry
Arms of Wattrelos |
The arms of Wattrelos are blazoned : Azure, a lion barry argent and gules, armed, langued and crowned Or. |
Twin towns - sister cities
Wattrelos is twinned with:[3][4][5]
Eschweiler, Germany
Guarda, Portugal- Köthen, Germany
Mohács, Hungary
Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- "À Wattrelos, deux jumelages fêtés en même temps". lavoixdunord.fr (in French). La Voix du Nord. 2015-10-12. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
- "Wattrelos: le jumelage franco-allemand peut compter sur les élèves du lycée Zola". nordeclair.fr (in French). Nordéclair. 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
- "Miasta partnerskie". siemianowice.pl (in Polish). Siemianowice Śląskie. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
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