Warlaing
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Warlaing (French pronunciation: [waʁlɛ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
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Warlaing | |
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The town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Warlaing | |
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| Coordinates: 50°24′40″N 3°19′34″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Douai |
| Canton | Sin-le-Noble |
| Intercommunality | Cœur d'Ostrevent |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrice Bricout[1] |
Area 1 | 3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 603 |
| • Density | 155/km2 (401/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59642 /59870 |
| Elevation | 16–19 m (52–62 ft) (avg. 17 m or 56 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Heraldry
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The arms of Warlaing are blazoned : Or, a cross engrailed gules. (Artres, Bettrechies, Cerfontaine, Denain, Eth, Lesquin, Obies, Quérénaing, Semousies, Wambrechies and Warlaing use the same arms.)
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 359 | — |
| 1975 | 352 | −0.28% |
| 1982 | 340 | −0.49% |
| 1990 | 381 | +1.43% |
| 1999 | 461 | +2.14% |
| 2007 | 562 | +2.51% |
| 2012 | 542 | −0.72% |
| 2017 | 579 | +1.33% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Sites and monuments
- Church of our Lady of the Assumption, built around 1852 by Lille architect Charles Leroy, who was the designer of many religious buildings in northern France, including the Notre-Dame de la Treille cathedral.
- The Château de Warlaing, now in ruins, was destroyed by the armies of Louis XIV.
- The Scarpe, its lock and bridge.
The road into Warlaing
The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption
The grotto of Lourdes
The lock of the Scarpe
The bascule bridge on the Scarpe
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