Wervicq-Sud

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Coordinates: 50°46′23″N 3°02′55″E / 50.77305, 3.04861

Commune of Wervicq-Sud

Church of Wervicq-Sud

Location
Wervicq-Sud (France)
Wervicq-Sud
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Nord
Arrondissement Lille
Canton Le Quesnoy-sur-Deûle
Intercommunality Lille Métropole
Mayor Jean-Gabriel Jacob
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 12 m–58 m
(avg. 15 m)
Land area¹ 5.09 km²
Population²
(1999)
4,288
 - Density 842/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 59656/ 59117
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Wervicq-Sud (Dutch: Zuid-Wervik) is a French commune, located in the Département Nord and in the région of Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

The town is separated from its Belgian sister town of Wervik by the Lys River.

Centre of Wervicq-Sud with 19th century church
Centre of Wervicq-Sud with 19th century church
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