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Wasquehal
Hauts-de-Francetown
Wasquehal
Total population
20,836
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Wasquehal is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Wasquehal has an area of and a population density of 2,702.8/km2. {| class="toccolours" |+ 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. |}
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Yellow-legged hornetVespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 · Insecta4,988
- muskratOndatra zibethicus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Mammalia4,051
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves3,740
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves3,424
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,230
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves3,159
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves2,835
- Ring-necked PheasantPhasianus colchicus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,657
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.7 — 2008-08-091 km SW of Ottignies, Belgium
- M 2.6 — 2008-08-081 km SSE of Boussu, Belgium
- M 3.2 — 2008-07-141 km SW of Boussu, Belgium
- M 3.1 — 2005-02-271 km NW of Libercourt, France
- M 2.5 — 2004-10-030 km ESE of Maubray, Belgium
- M 2.7 — 2002-04-300 km SSE of Waudrez, Belgium
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Hauts-de-France
- Croix1.3 mi away · pop. 20,778
- La Madeleine2.7 mi away · pop. 22,488
- Quesnoy-sur-Deûle6.4 mi away · pop. 6,920
- Pérenchies6.9 mi away · pop. 8,519
- Halluin7.8 mi away · pop. 20,829
- Santes9.1 mi away · pop. 5,660
- Houplin-Ancoisne9.3 mi away · pop. 3,275
- Attiches10.6 mi away · pop. 2,238
- Le Maisnil11.4 mi away · pop. 628
- Erquinghem-Lys12.4 mi away · pop. 5,356
- Nomain12.8 mi away · pop. 2,585
- Nieppe13 mi away · pop. 7,606
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
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Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 59646
- Department
- 59
- Region
- 32
- Population (Wikidata)
- 20,726
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr