Warneton
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Warneton (French pronunciation: [waʁnətɔ̃]; Dutch: Waasten) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.[3]
Warneton | |
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.JPG) The town hall in Warneton | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Warneton  | |
 Warneton  Warneton | |
| Coordinates: 50°44′52″N 2°57′12″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Armentières |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yvon Pétronin[1] |
Area 1 | 4.17 km2 (1.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 233 |
| • Density | 56/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59643 /59560 |
| Elevation | 11–25 m (36–82 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bounding communes and places
- Warneton, Belgium (part of Comines-Warneton)
- Comines, east
- Quesnoy-sur-Deûle, southeast
- Deûlémont, southwest
History
The commune was formed on 1 July 1946 by the merger of the former communes Warneton-Sud and Warneton-Bas.[4]
Heraldry
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The arms of Warneton are blazoned : Argent, a fess gules. (the Béthune family and the communes of Cuts, Rosny-sur-Seine, Warneton and Noyon use the same arms.)
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 197 | — |
| 1975 | 198 | +0.07% |
| 1982 | 171 | −2.07% |
| 1990 | 179 | +0.57% |
| 1999 | 178 | −0.06% |
| 2007 | 189 | +0.75% |
| 2012 | 224 | +3.46% |
| 2017 | 239 | +1.30% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Points of interest
- A blockhaus, used during the advance of the Maginot Line.
People
- Saint John of Warneton
References
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