Wambrechies | |
Native Name: | Wemmersijs |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason de la ville de Wambrechies (Nord).svg |
Arrondissement: | Lille |
Canton: | Lille-1 |
Insee: | 59636 |
Postal Code: | 59118 |
Mayor: | Sébastien Brogniart[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
Coordinates: | 50.6861°N 3.0494°W |
Elevation M: | 20 |
Elevation Min M: | 13 |
Elevation Max M: | 26 |
Area Km2: | 16 |
Wambrechies (in French pronounced as /wɑ̃bʁəʃi/; Wemmersijs; Vamberchi) is a commune in the Nord department, in the region Hauts-de-France, in northern France. It is part of the European Metropolis of Lille.[2] It has a population of around 10,600 (2019).
Wambrechies is situated to the north of Lille, it is bordered by the neighbouring communes of Marquette-lez-Lille (to the southeast), Saint André-lez-Lille (to the south), Quesnoy-sur-Deûle (to the northwest) and Bondues (to the northeast). The Deûle canal runs from north to south through the town.
Kempen, Germany since 1972.