Wattignies
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- For the town in Nord, site of the Battle of Wattignies (1793), see Wattignies-la-Victoire.
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Commune of Wattignies |
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| Location | |
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Seclin-Nord |
| Intercommunality | Lille Métropole |
| Mayor | Yves Smets (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 35 m (avg.) |
| Land area¹ | 6.31 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
14,440 |
| - Density | 2,287/km² (1999) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59648/ 59139 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Wattignies is a commune of the Nord département, in northern France.
[edit] Neighboring communes
Lille, Faches-Thumesnil, Templemars, Noyelles-lès-Seclin, Seclin and Loos.
[edit] Twin towns
Wattignies is twinned with:
Broadstairs, United Kingdom - since 1982
Rodenkirchen, Germany - since 1973

