Wannehain

Wannehain
The town hall in Wannehain
Location of Wannehain
Wannehain
Wannehain
Coordinates: 50°34′10″N 3°15′59″E / 50.5694°N 3.2664°E / 50.5694; 3.2664
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonTempleuve-en-Pévèle
IntercommunalityPévèle Carembault
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Luc Lefebvre[1]
Area
1
3.71 km2 (1.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
1,332
 • Density360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59638 /59830
Elevation34–61 m (112–200 ft)
(avg. 43 m or 141 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wannehain is a commune in the Nord department in northern France,[3] on the border with Belgium.

The HSL 1 railway line to Brussels crosses the border at Wannehain.

Heraldry

The arms of Wannehain are blazoned :

Bendy argent and azure. (Fretin, Saultain and use the same arms.)



Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 484—    
1975 570+2.36%
1982 583+0.32%
1990 742+3.06%
1999 839+1.37%
2007 905+0.95%
2012 1,155+5.00%
2017 1,272+1.95%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE