Wambrechies | ||
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Coordinates: 50°41′10″N 3°02′58″E / 50.6861°N 3.0494°ECoordinates: 50°41′10″N 3°02′58″E / 50.6861°N 3.0494°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Nord | |
Arrondissement | Lille | |
Canton | Lille-Ouest | |
Intercommunality | Lille Métropole | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Daniel Janssens | |
Area1 | 16 km2 (6 sq mi) | |
Population (1999)2 | 8,552 | |
• Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 59636 /59118 | |
Elevation | 13–26 m (43–85 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Wambrechies (Dutch: Wemmersijs) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It has a population of around 8500 inhabitants.
Wambrechies is situated to the north of Lille, it is bordered by the neighbouring communes of Marquette-lez-Lille (to the southeast), Saint André-lez-Lille (to the south), Quesnoy-sur-Deûle (to the northwest) and Bondues (to the northeast). The Deûle canal runs from north to south through the town.
Or, a cross engrailed gules. (Artres, Bettrechies, Cerfontaine, Denain, Eth, Lesquin, Obies, Quérénaing, Semousies, Wambrechies and Warlaing use the same arms.)
Kempen, Germany since 1972.