Wattignies-la-Victoire
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Wattignies-la-Victoire | |
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The town hall in Wattignies-la-Victoire | |
Coordinates: 50°12′05″N 4°00′48″E / 50.2014°N 4.0133°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
Canton | Fourmies |
Intercommunality | Cœur de l'Avesnois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Vincent Quevallier[1] |
Area 1 | 6.31 km2 (2.44 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 241 |
• Density | 38/km2 (99/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59649 /59680 |
Elevation | 147–205 m (482–673 ft) (avg. 206 m or 676 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Wattignies-la-Victoire (French pronunciation: [watiɲi la viktwaʁ]) is a commune in the Nord department of northern France.[3] It is close to the site of the Battle of Wattignies, fought in 1793 during the French Revolutionary Wars, in which the French scored a victory over Austria.
Heraldry
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The arms of Wattignies-la-Victoire are blazoned : Gules, a bend vair. (Neuf-Mesnil and Wattignies-la-Victoire use the same arms.)
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Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 238 | — |
1975 | 216 | −1.38% |
1982 | 239 | +1.46% |
1990 | 224 | −0.81% |
1999 | 233 | +0.44% |
2007 | 270 | +1.86% |
2012 | 250 | −1.53% |
2017 | 243 | −0.57% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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