Wattrelos
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Wattrelos
|commune status = Commune
|image = Eglise Saint-Maclou de Wattrelos.JPG
|caption = The church in Wattrelos
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Wattrelos (Nord).svg
|arrondissement = Lille
|canton = Roubaix-2
|INSEE = 59650
|postal code = 59150
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Métropole Européenne de Lille
|coordinates = {{coord|50.700|3.217|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 29
|elevation min m =
|elevation max m =
|area km2 = 13.44
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Wattrelos ({{IPA|fr|watʁəlo}}; archaic {{Langx|nl|Waterlo}}) is a commune in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/59650-wattrelos INSEE commune file] It is located on the border with Belgium, northeast of the city of Lille. The fifth-largest component of the Métropole Européenne de Lille, Wattrelos borders the communes of Roubaix, Tourcoing and Leers in France and the communes of Mouscron and Estaimpuis in Belgium.
Population
{{Historical populations
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| source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|41221|Wattrelos}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-59650#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
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|1793 |3590
|1800 |3214
|1806 |3969
|1821 |4901
|1831 |6791
|1836 |7300
|1841 |7864
|1846 |8736
|1851 |9432
|1856 |10360
|1861 |12315
|1866 |13113
|1872 |14682
|1876 |15325
|1881 |15725
|1886 |17118
|1891 |19770
|1896 |22731
|1901 |25884
|1906 |27503
|1911 |29089
|1921 |27733
|1926 |29032
|1931 |30647
|1936 |31084
|1946 |28796
|1954 |31993
|1962 |41319
|1968 |43754
|1975 |45440
|1982 |44626
|1990 |43675
|1999 |42753
|2007 |42077
|2012 |41633
|2017 |40958
}}
Heraldry
{{Blazon-arms
|img1=Blason ville fr Wattrelos (Nord).svg
|legend1=Arms of Wattrelos
|text=The arms of Wattrelos are blazoned :
Azure, a lion barry argent and gules, armed, langued and crowned Or.
}}
Twin towns – sister cities
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in France}}
Wattrelos is twinned with:{{cite web|title=Présentation de la ville|url=https://www.ville-wattrelos.fr/presentation-de-la-ville|publisher=Wattrelos|language=fr|access-date=2023-08-07}}
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- {{flagicon|GER}} Eschweiler, Germany
- {{flagicon|POR}} Guarda, Portugal
- {{flagicon|GER}} Köthen, Germany
- {{flagicon|HUN}} Mohács, Hungary
- {{flagicon|POL}} Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland
- {{flagicon|ROU}} Solca, Romania
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Notable People
- Madelyne Delcroix (born 1946) - aerobatics pilot
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category|Wattrelos}}
- [http://www.ville-wattrelos.fr/ Official website]
{{European Metropolis Lille}}
{{Nord communes}}
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Category:Communes of Nord (French department)
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