Wattignies

{{for|the village, also in Nord, which was the site of the Battle of Wattignies|Wattignies-la-Victoire}}

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{{Infobox French commune

|name = Wattignies

|commune status = Commune

|image = Wattignies - Rue Clemenceau (D549) - 2.JPG

|caption = A view within Wattignies

|image coat of arms = Blason Wattignies 59.svg

|arrondissement = Lille

|canton = Faches-Thumesnil

|INSEE = 59648

|postal code = 59139

|mayor = Alain Pluss{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Métropole Lille

|coordinates = {{coord|50.5856|3.0439|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 35

|elevation min m =

|elevation max m =

|area km2 = 6.31

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Wattignies ({{IPA|fr|watiɲi}}; {{langx|nl|Wattenijs}}) is a commune in the Nord department of northern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/59648-wattignies INSEE commune file] It lies in the south-western part of the Lille conurbation. It covers an area of {{convert|6.31|km2|sqmi}}, and as of 2019 its population was 15,075.

Neighboring communes

Heraldry

{{Blazon-arms

|img1=Blason Wattignies 59.svg

|legend1=Arms of Wattignies

|text=The arms of Wattignies are blazoned :
Or, a saltire embattled counter-embattled sable.

}}

Population

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-59648#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|1968 |5969

|1975 |12319

|1982 |13790

|1990 |14533

|1999 |14440

|2007 |13450

|2012 |13376

|2017 |14549

}}

Twin towns

Wattignies is twinned with:

See also

References

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