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Wattrelos

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Wattrelos

Total population

40,836

Coordinates50.70°, 3.22°

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Overview

Wattrelos is a commune in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. It is located on the border with Belgium, northeast of the city of Lille. The fifth-largest component of the Métropole Européenne de Lille, Wattrelos borders the communes of Roubaix, Tourcoing and Leers in France and the communes of Mouscron and Estaimpuis in Belgium.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
50.7016
Longitude
3.2154
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
59650
Department
59
Region
32
Population (Wikidata)
40,847

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Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • 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