Wattignies
For the village, also in Nord, which was the site of the Battle of Wattignies, see Wattignies-la-Victoire.
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Wattignies | |
| Coordinates: 50°35′08″N 3°02′38″E / 50.5856°N 3.0439°ECoordinates: 50°35′08″N 3°02′38″E / 50.5856°N 3.0439°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Seclin-Nord |
| Intercommunality | Lille Métropole |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Alain Pluss |
| Area1 | 6.31 km2 (2.44 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 14,440 |
| • Density | 2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59648 / 59139 |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Wattignies (Dutch Wattenijs) is a commune in the Nord department of northern France. It lies to the south-west of the Lille conurbation. It covers an area of 6.31 square kilometres (2.44 sq mi), and as at 1999 its population was 14,440.
Neighboring communes
Lille, Faches-Thumesnil, Templemars, Seclin, Noyelles-lès-Seclin, Emmerin and Loos-lez-Lille.
Heraldry
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The arms of Wattignies are blazoned : Or, a saltire embattled counter-embattled sable. |
Twin towns
Wattignies is twinned with:
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Broadstairs, United Kingdom – since 1982 -
Rodenkirchen, Germany – since 1973
See also
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External links
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