Wavrin
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Location within Hauts-de-France region Wavrin | |
Coordinates: 50°34′27″N 2°56′23″E / 50.5742°N 2.9397°E / 50.5742; 2.9397Coordinates: 50°34′27″N 2°56′23″E / 50.5742°N 2.9397°E / 50.5742; 2.9397 | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Lille |
Canton | Haubourdin |
Intercommunality | Lille Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Alain Blondeau |
Area1 | 13.55 km2 (5.23 sq mi) |
Population (1999)2 | 7,633 |
• Density | 560/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59653 / 59136 |
Elevation |
18–40 m (59–131 ft) (avg. 22 m or 72 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Wavrin is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Its foundation was around the year 1020.
It is part of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole.
Heraldry
The arms of Wavrin are blazoned : Azure, an inescutcheon argent. (Gouzeaucourt, Saint-Jean-de-Vals, Ramburelles, Saint-Menge, Colombey-les-Belles and Ostreville use the same arms.) |
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