Warneton
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Warneton | |
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The town hall in Warneton | |
Coordinates: 50°44′52″N 2°57′12″E / 50.7478°N 2.9533°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Lille |
Canton | Armentières |
Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Yvon Pétronin[1] |
Area 1 | 4.17 km2 (1.61 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 234 |
• Density | 56/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59643 /59560 |
Elevation | 11–25 m (36–82 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Warneton (French pronunciation: [waʁnətɔ̃]; Dutch: Waasten) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.[3]
Bounding communes and places
- Warneton, Belgium (part of Comines-Warneton)
- Comines, east
- Quesnoy-sur-Deûle, southeast
- Deûlémont, southwest
History
The commune was formed on 1 July 1946 by the merger of the former communes Warneton-Sud and Warneton-Bas.[3]
Heraldry
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The arms of Warneton are blazoned : Argent, a fess gules. (the Béthune family and the communes of Cuts, Rosny-sur-Seine, Warneton and Noyon use the same arms.)
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Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 197 | — |
1975 | 198 | +0.07% |
1982 | 171 | −2.07% |
1990 | 179 | +0.57% |
1999 | 178 | −0.06% |
2007 | 189 | +0.75% |
2012 | 224 | +3.46% |
2017 | 239 | +1.30% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Points of interest
- A blockhaus, used during the advance of the Maginot Line.
People
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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