Wattrelos

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Wattrelos

Total population

40,836

Elevation16 m

Land area13.44 km²

Coordinates50.70°, 3.22°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

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

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Baldwin of Lannoy

Flemish diplomat (1388-1474)

Émile Destombes

French Catholic bishop (1935–2016)

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Henri Bouckaert

French rower (1870-1912)

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André Cauty

French linguist

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André Vanderdonckt

French racing cyclist (1908-1982)

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Bertrand Motte

French politician (1914–1980)

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Gaston Baratte

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Geoffroy de Montalembert

French politician (1898-1993)

Guy Gibout

French politician and journalist

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Henri Derycke

French sculptor

Henri Désiré Gauquié

French sculptor (1858–1927)

Jacques Rose

French footballer

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Jean Desmarets

French politician (1910–1999)

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Jules Vercruysse

French politician

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Nicole Laurent-Catrice

French poet

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Pierre Colpin

French soldier

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

Nearby places in Hauts-de-France

• Tressin
  5.9 mi away · pop. 1,395
• Anstaing
  6.8 mi away · pop. 1,601
• Quesnoy-sur-Deûle
  9.4 mi away · pop. 6,920
• Wannehain
  9.4 mi away · pop. 1,331
• Pérenchies
  10.8 mi away · pop. 8,519
• Ennevelin
  11.9 mi away · pop. 2,356
• Deûlémont
  11.9 mi away · pop. 1,819
• Santes
  13.5 mi away · pop. 5,660
• Escobecques
  13.7 mi away · pop. 303
• Nomain
  14 mi away · pop. 2,585
• Radinghem-en-Weppes
  14.6 mi away · pop. 1,393
• Tourmignies
  14.8 mi away · pop. 947

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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