Wavrin

Wavrin
The town hall in Wavrin
Location of Wavrin
Wavrin
Wavrin
Coordinates: 50°34′27″N 2°56′23″E / 50.5742°N 2.9397°E / 50.5742; 2.9397
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonAnnœullin
IntercommunalityMétropole Lille
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Blondeau[1]
Area
1
13.55 km2 (5.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
7,777
 • Density570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59653 /59136
Elevation18–40 m (59–131 ft)
(avg. 22 m or 72 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wavrin (French pronunciation: [wavʁ'ɛ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] It was established around the year 1020 (1020). It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.

Heraldry

The arms of Wavrin are blazoned :

Azure, an inescutcheon argent. (Gouzeaucourt, Saint-Jean-de-Vals, Ramburelles, Saint-Menge, Colombey-les-Belles and Ostreville use the same arms.)



Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 5,819—    
1975 6,187+0.88%
1982 6,785+1.33%
1990 7,477+1.22%
1999 7,633+0.23%
2007 7,701+0.11%
2012 7,626−0.20%
2017 7,676+0.13%
Source: INSEE[4]

People

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