Wahagnies (French pronunciation: [va.aɲi]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Wahagnies
The road into Wahagnies
The road into Wahagnies
Coat of arms of Wahagnies
Location of Wahagnies
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Wahagnies is located in France
Wahagnies
Wahagnies
Wahagnies is located in Hauts-de-France
Wahagnies
Wahagnies
Coordinates: 50°29′11″N 3°02′12″E / 50.4864°N 3.0367°E / 50.4864; 3.0367
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonAnnœullin
IntercommunalityPévèle Carembault
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Bos[1]
Area
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5.69 km2 (2.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,605
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59630 /59261
Elevation27–66 m (89–217 ft)
(avg. 33 m or 108 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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The commune is situated between Flandre and Artois and has a distance of 20 km to Lille and 35 km to Arras. It covers an area of approximately 569 ha (2.20 sq mi).[4]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,504—    
1975 3,190+3.52%
1982 2,911−1.30%
1990 2,674−1.06%
1999 2,689+0.06%
2007 2,599−0.42%
2012 2,616+0.13%
2017 2,598−0.14%
Source: INSEE[5]

Heraldry

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Arms of Wahagnies
The arms of Wahagnies are blazoned :
Azure, a chevron argent between 2 anchors and a cow passant Or, a chief per pale 1 Gules, a mitre Or, and 2 paly Or and gules.



Twin towns

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Wahagnies is twinned with Böhl-Iggelheim (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Wahagnies, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE