Wattignies
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Wattignies (French pronunciation: [watiɲi]; Dutch: Wattenijs) is a commune in the Nord department of northern France.[3] It lies in the south-western part of the Lille conurbation. It covers an area of 6.31 square kilometres (2.44 sq mi), and as of 2019 its population was 15,075.
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A view within Wattignies | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Wattignies | |
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| Coordinates: 50°35′08″N 3°02′38″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Faches-Thumesnil |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Lille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Pluss[1] |
Area 1 | 6.31 km2 (2.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 15,525 |
| • Density | 2,460/km2 (6,370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59648 /59139 |
| Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Neighboring communes
Heraldry
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The arms of Wattignies are blazoned : Or, a saltire embattled counter-embattled sable.
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 5,969 | — |
| 1975 | 12,319 | +10.91% |
| 1982 | 13,790 | +1.62% |
| 1990 | 14,533 | +0.66% |
| 1999 | 14,440 | −0.07% |
| 2007 | 13,450 | −0.88% |
| 2012 | 13,376 | −0.11% |
| 2017 | 14,549 | +1.70% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Twin towns
Wattignies is twinned with:
Broadstairs, United Kingdom – since 1982
Rodenkirchen, Germany – since 1973
