Warlaing
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Warlaing
|commune status = Commune
|image = Warlaing (Nord, Fr) mairie.JPG
|caption = The town hall
|image coat of arms = Blason de la ville de Warlaing (Nord).svg
|arrondissement = Douai
|canton = Sin-le-Noble
|INSEE = 59642
|postal code = 59870
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Cœur d'Ostrevent
|coordinates = {{coord|50.4111|3.3261|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 17
|elevation min m = 16
|elevation max m = 19
|area km2 = 3.89
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Warlaing ({{IPA|fr|waʁlɛ̃}}) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/59642-warlaing INSEE commune file]
Heraldry
{{Blazon-arms
|img1=Blason de la ville de Warlaing (Nord).svg
|legend1=Arms of Warlaing
|text=The arms of Warlaing are blazoned :
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}}
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-59642#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |359
|1975 |352
|1982 |340
|1990 |381
|1999 |461
|2007 |562
|2012 |542
|2017 |579
}}
Sites and monuments
- Church of our Lady of the Assumption, built around 1852 by Lille architect Charles Leroy, who was the designer of many religious buildings in northern France, including the Notre-Dame de la Treille cathedral.
- The Château de Warlaing, now in ruins, was destroyed by the armies of Louis XIV.
- The Scarpe, its lock and bridge.
Warlaing (Nord, Fr) city limit sign.JPG|The road into Warlaing
Warlaing (Nord, Fr) église.JPG|The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption
Warlaing (Nord, Fr) grotte de Lourdes.JPG|The grotto of Lourdes
Warlaing (Nord, Fr) écluse de la Scarpe.JPG|The lock of the Scarpe
Warlaing (Nord, Fr) pont bascule sur la Scarpe 01.JPG|The bascule bridge on the Scarpe
See also
References
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Category:Communes of Nord (French department)
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