Wasquehal (traditional pronunciation [wakal]; currently common pronunciation [waskal]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Wasquehal
Église Saint Clément
Église Saint Clément
Coat of arms of Wasquehal
Location of Wasquehal
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Wasquehal is located in France
Wasquehal
Wasquehal
Wasquehal is located in Hauts-de-France
Wasquehal
Wasquehal
Coordinates: 50°40′10″N 3°07′51″E / 50.6694°N 3.1308°E / 50.6694; 3.1308
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonCroix
IntercommunalityMétropole Européenne de Lille
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stéphanie Ducret[1]
Area
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6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
20,836
 • Density3,000/km2 (7,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59646 /59290
Elevation18–47 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.

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

Geography

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

Héraldique

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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.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,440—    
1800 1,262−1.87%
1806 1,525+3.21%
1821 1,622+0.41%
1831 1,590−0.20%
1836 1,672+1.01%
1841 1,758+1.01%
1846 2,034+2.96%
1851 2,040+0.06%
1856 2,200+1.52%
1861 2,501+2.60%
1866 2,731+1.78%
1872 2,824+0.56%
1876 3,061+2.04%
1881 3,275+1.36%
1886 3,688+2.40%
1891 4,405+3.62%
1896 4,901+2.16%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 5,969+4.02%
1906 6,703+2.35%
1911 7,011+0.90%
1921 7,041+0.04%
1926 8,507+3.86%
1931 11,707+6.59%
1936 12,167+0.77%
1946 11,741−0.36%
1954 12,363+0.65%
1962 13,634+1.23%
1968 14,274+0.77%
1975 16,391+2.00%
1982 16,275−0.10%
1990 17,986+1.26%
1999 18,541+0.34%
2007 18,989+0.30%
2012 20,536+1.58%
2017 20,479−0.06%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Sport

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Wasquehal hosted the finish of stage 4 of the 1989 Tour de France, won by Jelle Nijdam, and the finish of stage 5 the 1992 Tour de France, won by Guido Bontempi. The third stage of the 2004 Tour de France also finished in Wasquehal. Jean-Patrick Nazon won the mass sprint ahead of Erik Zabel and Robbie McEwen. Wasquehal also hosted the start of stage 7 of the 1988 Tour de France, and the start of stage 3 of the 1996 Tour de France.

Twin towns – sister cities

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Wasquehal is twinned with:[6]

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. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Wasquehal, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ "Jumelage Wasquehal renoue avec la ville de Beyne-Heusay (B)". lavoixdunord.fr (in French). La Voix du Nord. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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