Wambrechies
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Wambrechies (; ; ) is a commune in the Nord department, in the region Hauts-de-France, in northern France. It is part of the European Metropolis of Lille.
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Wambrechies is a commune in France, situated within the Hauts-de-France region. It lies in the Nord department, specifically within the arrondissement of Lille and the Lille metropolis. The administrative entity is part of the canton of Lille-Ouest and the associated electoral district of canton of Lille-1. The town shares borders with Linselles, Bondues, Marquette-lez-Lille, and Quesnoy-sur-Deûle.
The area of Wambrechies is 15.47 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 26 meters. Its postal code is 59118. The population is recorded as 11,012, comprising 5,225 males and 5,723 females. The commune is twinned with Kempen.
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Place details
- Locality
- Wambrechies
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 8,699
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Wambrechies
- French commune.native name
- Wemmersijs
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Wambrechies hotel de ville.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The town hall in Wambrechies
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Wambrechies (Nord).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Lille
- French commune.canton
- Lille-1
- French commune.INSEE
- 59636
- French commune.postal code
- 59118
- French commune.mayor
- Sébastien Brogniart
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Métropole Européenne de Lille
- French commune.elevation m
- 20
- French commune.elevation min m
- 13
- French commune.elevation max m
- 26
- French commune.area km2
- 16
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Wambrechies
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Lille
- Population
- 11012
- Area
- 15.47
- Elevation
- 20
- Shares border with
- Verlinghem
- Official website
- www.wambrechies.fr/page-daccueil
- Image
- Wambrechies hotel de ville.JPG
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- twinned administrative body
- Kempen
- Commons category
- Wambrechies
- topic's main category
- Category:Wambrechies
- postal code
- 59118
- associated electoral district
- canton of Lille-1
- male population
- 5225
- female population
- 5723
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- contact page URL
- www.wambrechies.fr/contactez-nous
- phone number
- +33-3-28-38-84-00
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Heraldry
- Population
- Twin towns
- See also
- References
Wambrechies (; ; ) is a commune in the Nord department, in the region Hauts-de-France, in northern France. It is part of the European Metropolis of Lille.
==Geography== Wambrechies is situated to the north of Lille, it is bordered by the neighbouring communes of Marquette-lez-Lille (to the southeast), Saint André-lez-Lille (to the south), Quesnoy-sur-Deûle (to the northwest) and Bondues (to the northeast). The Deûle canal runs from north to south through the town.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wambrechies” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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