Wasquehal
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Wasquehal (traditional pronunciation [wakal]; currently common pronunciation [waskal]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Wasquehal | |
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Église Saint Clément | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Wasquehal | |
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| Coordinates: 50°40′10″N 3°07′51″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Croix |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphanie Ducret[1] |
Area 1 | 6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 20,726 |
| • Density | 3,020/km2 (7,830/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59646 /59290 |
| Elevation | 18–47 m (59–154 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The town originally had a Flemish name; it was written as Waskenhal in the 11th century.
Geography
Wasquehal has an area of 6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi) and a population density of 2,702.8/km2.
Héraldique
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The arms of Wasquehal are blazoned : Chequy argent and gules, each argent piece charged with an ermine spot sable. or, more simply, Chequy ermine and gules. |
Population
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Sport
Wasquehal hosted the finish of stage 4 of the 1989 Tour de France, won by Jelle Nijdam, and the finish of stage 5 the 1992 Tour de France, won by Guido Bontempi. The third stage of the 2004 Tour de France also finished in Wasquehal. Jean-Patrick Nazon won the mass sprint ahead of Erik Zabel and Robbie McEwen. Wasquehal also hosted the start of stage 7 of the 1988 Tour de France, and the start of stage 3 of the 1996 Tour de France.
Twin towns – sister cities
Beyne-Heusay, Belgium
