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Wasquehal
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Wasquehal (traditional pronunciation ; currently common pronunciation ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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Wasquehal is a commune in France, situated within the Hauts-de-France region. It is part of the Nord department, the arrondissement of Lille, and the Lille metropolis. The municipality is located in the canton of Roubaix-Ouest and is associated with the canton of Croix for electoral purposes. Wasquehal shares borders with Mouvaux, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Croix, and Marcq-en-Barœul.
The area of the commune is 6.86 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 20,990 residents and another citing 19,320. The male population is recorded as 9,675, while the female population is 10,804. The postal code for Wasquehal is 59290. Elevation data ranges from 22 to 47 meters above sea level.
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Place details
- Locality
- Wasquehal
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 19,320
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Wasquehal
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- WasquehalEgliseSaintClément.JPG
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Wasquehal (Nord).svg
- French commune.caption
- Église Saint Clément
- French commune.arrondissement
- Lille
- French commune.intercommunality
- Métropole Européenne de Lille
- French commune.mayor
- Stéphanie Ducret
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation min m
- 18
- French commune.elevation max m
- 47
- French commune.area km2
- 6.86
- French commune.INSEE
- 59646
- French commune.postal code
- 59290
- French commune.canton
- Croix
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Wasquehal
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Lille
- Population
- 20726
- Area
- 6.86
- Elevation
- 30
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Roubaix
- Official website
- www.ville-wasquehal.fr
- Image
- Jielbeaumadier eglise saint-nicolas portail wasquehal 2010.jpg
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- Commons category
- Wasquehal
- topic's main category
- Category:Wasquehal
- postal code
- 59290
- associated electoral district
- canton of Croix
- male population
- 9675
- female population
- 10804
- P8168
- OGLE-TR-111b
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- contact page URL
- www.ville-wasquehal.fr/nous-contacter
- phone number
- +33-3-20-65-72-00
- fax number
- +33-3-20-65-72-41
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Héraldique
- Population
- Sport
- Twin towns – sister cities
- See also
- References
- External links
Wasquehal (traditional pronunciation ; currently common pronunciation ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
The town originally had a Flemish name; it was written as Waskenhal in the 11th century.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wasquehal” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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