Wahagnies

Wahagnies
Commune
The road into Wahagnies
The road into Wahagnies
Coat of arms of Wahagnies
Coat of arms
Location of Wahagnies
Map
Wahagnies is located in France
Wahagnies
Wahagnies
Wahagnies is located in Hauts-de-France
Wahagnies
Wahagnies
Coordinates: 50°29′11″N 3°02′12″E / 50.4864°N 3.0367°E / 50.4864; 3.0367
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonAnnœullin
IntercommunalityPévèle Carembault
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Bos[1]
Area
1
5.69 km2 (2.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,605
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59630 /59261
Elevation27–66 m (89–217 ft)
(avg. 33 m or 108 ft)
1 French 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 a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Geography

The commune is situated between Flandre and Artois and has a distance of 20 km to Lille and 35 km to Arras. It covers an area of approximately 569 ha (2.20 sq mi).[4]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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

Arms of Wahagnies
Arms of Wahagnies
 The arms of Wahagnies are blazoned :
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.



Twin towns

Wahagnies is twinned with Böhl-Iggelheim (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Wahagnies, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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