Wasnes-au-Bac (French pronunciation: [wan o bak]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Wasnes-au-Bac
The town hall in Wasnes-au-Bac
The town hall in Wasnes-au-Bac
Coat of arms of Wasnes-au-Bac
Location of Wasnes-au-Bac
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Wasnes-au-Bac is located in France
Wasnes-au-Bac
Wasnes-au-Bac
Wasnes-au-Bac is located in Hauts-de-France
Wasnes-au-Bac
Wasnes-au-Bac
Coordinates: 50°16′17″N 3°15′36″E / 50.2714°N 3.26°E / 50.2714; 3.26
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementValenciennes
CantonDenain
IntercommunalityCA Porte du Hainaut
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Anne Avé-Delattre[1]
Area
1
5.19 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
587
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59645 /59252
Elevation32–63 m (105–207 ft)
(avg. 42 m or 138 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Heraldry

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Arms of Wasnes-au-Bac
The arms of Wasnes-au-Bac are blazoned :

Azure, 3 garbs Or. (in addition to the following, other places use similar arms, but with the garbs tied different colours Chaumes-en-Brie, Bonnétable, Capelle-Fermont, Estevelles, Saint-Sever-Calvados, Gerberoy and Wasnes-au-Bac use the same arms.)



Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 500—    
1975 476−0.70%
1982 446−0.93%
1990 483+1.00%
1999 512+0.65%
2007 564+1.22%
2012 584+0.70%
2017 609+0.84%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE