Wattignies

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Wattignies

Total population

15,531

Coordinates50.59°, 3.05°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Wattignies is a commune in the Nord department of northern France. It lies in the south-western part of the Lille conurbation. It covers an area of 6.31 square kilometres (2.44 sq mi).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Amalberga of Maubeuge

saint

C

Charles Devendeville

French swimmer (1882-1914)

Alexis Zywiecki

French footballer

A

Albert Decourtray

Catholic cardinal (1923-1994)

Guy Henniart

French mathematician

Vanessa Boslak

French pole vaulter

C

Cédric Carrez

French association football player

J

Jean Alden-Delos

French dialogue writer, film director and screenwriter (1901-1979)

M

Matthias Verschave

French footballer (born 1977)

Maxime Simoëns

French fashion designer

P

Paul-Henri Grauwin

French military physician (1914-1989)

Philippe-Laurent Roland

French sculptor (1746–1816)

Pierrick Capelle

French footballer

R

René Roger

French fighter pilot (1907-1991)

R

Richard Demaret

French handball player

R

Roger Duquesnoy

French basketball player (1948-2012)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Hauts-de-France

• Houplin-Ancoisne
  2.8 mi away · pop. 3,275
• Santes
  4.3 mi away · pop. 5,660
• Attiches
  4.6 mi away · pop. 2,238
• La Madeleine
  4.7 mi away · pop. 22,488
• Pérenchies
  6.5 mi away · pop. 8,519
• Libercourt
  7.7 mi away · pop. 8,138
• Croix
  7.9 mi away · pop. 20,778
• Provin
  7.9 mi away · pop. 4,469
• Thumeries
  8 mi away · pop. 4,029
• Bauvin
  8.4 mi away · pop. 4,999
• Quesnoy-sur-Deûle
  8.9 mi away · pop. 6,920
• Meurchin
  9.5 mi away · pop. 3,717

Browse all places in Hauts-de-France →

Recently spotted species

Lesser Stag Beetle

Dorcus parallelipipedus

Seen 2026-06-14

Rosemary Beetle

Chrysolina americana

Seen 2026-06-14

tawny longhorn beetle

Paracorymbia fulva

Seen 2026-06-14

European Nursery Web spider

Pisaura mirabilis

Seen 2026-06-14

Azure Damselfly

Coenagrion puella

Seen 2026-06-14

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major

Seen 2026-06-14

Green Leafhopper

Cicadella viridis

Seen 2026-06-14

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-06-14

Blue-tailed Damselfly

Ischnura elegans

Seen 2026-06-14

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers