Wasquehal

Wasquehal

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Wasquehal

Coordinates: 50°40′10″N 3°07′51″E / 50.6694°N 3.1308°E / 50.6694; 3.1308Coordinates: 50°40′10″N 3°07′51″E / 50.6694°N 3.1308°E / 50.6694; 3.1308
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Lille
Canton Roubaix-Ouest
Intercommunality Lille Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (since 2014) Stéphanie Ducret (UDI)
Area1 6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 18,541
 • Density 2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 59646 / 59290
Elevation 18–47 m (59–154 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.

Wasquehal (traditional pronunciation [wakal]; currently common pronunciation [waskal]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

The town originally had a Flemish name; it was written as Waskenhal in the 11th century.

The third stage of the 2004 Tour de France finished in Wasquehal. Jean-Patrick Nazon won the mass sprint ahead of Erik Zabel and Robbie McEwen.

Geography

Wasquehal has an area of 6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi) and a population density of 2,702.8/km².

Héraldique

Arms of Wasquehal
The arms of Wasquehal are blazoned :
Chequy argent and gules, each argent piece charged with an ermine spot sable. or, more simply, Chequy ermine and gules.

Demography

Historical population of Wasquehal
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population13634142741639116275179861854118936
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Sister city

Wasquehal is twinned with Beyne-Heusay (Belgium)

See also

References

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