Wavrin

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Wavrin
Wavrin is located in France
Wavrin
Wavrin
<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
Wavrin is located in Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Wavrin
Wavrin
Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department Nord
Arrondissement Lille
Canton Haubourdin
Intercommunality Lille Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Alain Blondeau
Area1 13.55 km2 (5.23 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 7,633
 • Density 560/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59653 / 59136
Elevation 18–40 m (59–131 ft)
(avg. 22 m or 72 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.

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

Its foundation was around the year 1020.

It is part of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole.

Heraldry

Arms of Wavrin
The arms of Wavrin are blazoned :

Azure, an inescutcheon argent. (Gouzeaucourt, Saint-Jean-de-Vals, Ramburelles, Saint-Menge, Colombey-les-Belles and Ostreville use the same arms.)



People

See also

References


<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>