Wattrelos
Sign in to saveWattrelos (; archaic ) is a commune in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. 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.
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Wattrelos is a town in northern France located near the Belgian border, just northeast of the city of Lille, and is the fifth-largest municipality within the Lille metropolitan area. The town sits at an international crossroads, bordering both French communes like Roubaix and Tourcoing, and Belgian towns like Mouscron and Estaimpuis.
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Place details
- Locality
- Wattrelos
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 42,826
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Wattrelos (; archaic ) is a commune in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. 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.
==History== thumb|The Hôtel de Ville, Wattrelos|Hôtel de Ville The Hôtel de Ville was completed around 1914 and the façade was modernised in 1968.