Wahagnies

Wahagnies is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Wahagnies
The road into Wahagnies
Coat of arms
Location of Wahagnies
Wahagnies
Wahagnies
Coordinates: 50°29′11″N 3°02′12″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonAnnœullin
IntercommunalityPévèle Carembault
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Alain Bos
Area
1
5.69 km2 (2.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,598
  Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59630 /59261
Elevation27–66 m (89–217 ft)
(avg. 33 m or 108 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune is situated between Flandre and Artois and has a distance of 20 km to Lille and 35 km to Arras. It covers an area of approximately 569 ha (5.7 km²).[2]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
20062,606    
20072,599−0.3%
20082,591−0.3%
20092,590−0.0%
20102,588−0.1%
20112,585−0.1%
20122,616+1.2%
20132,618+0.1%
20142,616−0.1%
20152,611−0.2%
20162,606−0.2%

Heraldry

Arms of Wahagnies
The arms of Wahagnies are blazoned :
Azure, a chevron argent between 2 anchors and a cow passant Or, a chief per pale 1 Gules, a mitre Or, and 2 paly Or and gules.

Twin towns

Wahagnies is twinned with Böhl-Iggelheim (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Wahagnies, 59261 | Frankreich-Experte". www.frankreich-experte.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-11-22.


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