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Place details
- Locality
- Watten
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 3,000
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Department
- Nord
- Arrondissement
- Dunkerque
- Canton
- Wormhout
- Intercommunality
- Hauts de Flandre
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Daniel Deschodt
- Area
- 7.32 km (2.83 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 2,564
- Density
- 350/km (907/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 59647 /59143
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Watten
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Dunkirk
- Population
- +2564
- Area
- +7.32
- Elevation
- +29
- Body of water
- Aa River
- Shares border with
- Houlle
- Official website
- www.watten.fr
- Image
- TourAbbayedeWatten.jpg
Article
Watten ( French pronunciation: [wat]; Dutch: Waten, meaning "ford" as in "river-crossing") is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Its inhabitants are called "Wattenais".
History