Wingles Explained

Wingles
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Wingles.svg
Arrondissement:Lens
Canton:Wingles
Insee:62895
Postal Code:62410
Mayor:Sébastien Messent[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Lens-Liévin
Coordinates:50.4947°N 2.8561°W
Elevation M:27
Elevation Min M:14
Elevation Max M:36
Area Km2:5.93

Wingles (in French pronounced as /vɛ̃ɡl/) is a commune of the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]

Geography

An ex-coalmining area, now a farming and light industrial town, Wingles lies 6miles north of Lens, at the junction of the N47, D39 and the D165 roads.

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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. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62895-wingles INSEE commune file