Wattignies Explained

Wattignies
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Wattignies 59.svg
Arrondissement:Lille
Canton:Faches-Thumesnil
Insee:59648
Postal Code:59139
Mayor:Alain Pluss[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Métropole Lille
Coordinates:50.5856°N 3.0439°W
Elevation M:35
Area Km2:6.31

Wattignies (in French pronounced as /watiɲi/; Dutch; Flemish: Wattenijs) is a commune in the Nord department of northern France.[2] It lies in the south-western part of the Lille conurbation. It covers an area of 6.31km2, and as of 2019 its population was 15,075.

Neighboring communes

Lille, Faches-Thumesnil, Templemars, Seclin, Noyelles-lès-Seclin, Emmerin and Loos-lez-Lille.

Twin towns

Wattignies is twinned with:

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/59648-wattignies INSEE commune file