Wallers

Wallers

The Church of St. Barbara viewed from the mines of Anzin
Wallers

Coordinates: 50°22′30″N 3°23′31″E / 50.375°N 3.392°E / 50.375; 3.392Coordinates: 50°22′30″N 3°23′31″E / 50.375°N 3.392°E / 50.375; 3.392
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Valenciennes
Canton Valenciennes-Nord
Intercommunality Porte du Hainaut
Government
  Mayor
  • Claude Larcanché 2001–2008
  • Salvatore Castiglione 2008–2014 2014–2020
Area1 20.89 km2 (8.07 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 5,582
  Density 270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 59632 / 59135
Elevation 15–135 m (49–443 ft)
(avg. 23 m or 75 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Wallers is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Its is known for the Trench of Arenberg, part of the Paris–Roubaix cycling race, held annually in April.

Heraldry

The arms of Wallers are blazoned :

Or, 3 fesses gules. (Saint-Hilaire-lez-Cambrai, Villereau and Wallers, Rambures use the same arms.)

See also

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