Warneton

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Coat of arms of Warneton
Coat of arms
Location of Warneton
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(2020–2026) Yvon Pétronin[1]Area
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4.17 km2 (1.61 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
234 • Density56/km2 (150/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
59643 /59560
Elevation11–25 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.

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]

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.[3]

Heraldry

Arms of Warneton
Arms of Warneton
 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.)



Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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[4]

Points of interest

People

  • Saint John of Warneton

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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