Wattrelos

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Wattrelos
Commune
The church in Wattrelos
The church in Wattrelos
Coat of arms of Wattrelos
Coat of arms
Location of Wattrelos
Wattrelos is located in France
Wattrelos
Wattrelos
Wattrelos is located in Hauts-de-France
Wattrelos
Wattrelos
Coordinates: 50°42′00″N 3°13′01″E
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Lille
Canton Roubaix-2
Intercommunality Métropole Européenne de Lille
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique Baert
Area
1
 13.44 km2 (5.19 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)
41,015
 • Density 3,100/km2 (7,900/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59650 /59150
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wattrelos (French pronunciation: [watʁəlo]; archaic Dutch: Waterlos) is a commune in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. It is located on the border with Belgium, northeast of the city of Lille. The fifth-largest component of the Métropole Européenne de Lille, Wattrelos borders the communes of Roubaix, Tourcoing and Leers in France and the communes of Mouscron and Estaimpuis in Belgium.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1793 3,590 —    
1800 3,214 −1.57%
1806 3,969 +3.58%
1821 4,901 +1.42%
1831 6,791 +3.32%
1836 7,300 +1.46%
1841 7,864 +1.50%
1846 8,736 +2.13%
1851 9,432 +1.54%
1856 10,360 +1.89%
1861 12,315 +3.52%
1866 13,113 +1.26%
1872 14,682 +1.90%
1876 15,325 +1.08%
1881 15,725 +0.52%
1886 17,118 +1.71%
1891 19,770 +2.92%
1896 22,731 +2.83%
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1901 25,884 +2.63%
1906 27,503 +1.22%
1911 29,089 +1.13%
1921 27,733 −0.48%
1926 29,032 +0.92%
1931 30,647 +1.09%
1936 31,084 +0.28%
1946 28,796 −0.76%
1954 31,993 +1.32%
1962 41,319 +3.25%
1968 43,754 +0.96%
1975 45,440 +0.54%
1982 44,626 −0.26%
1990 43,675 −0.27%
1999 42,753 −0.24%
2007 42,077 −0.20%
2012 41,633 −0.21%
2017 40,958 −0.33%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Heraldry

Arms of Wattrelos
Arms of Wattrelos
 The arms of Wattrelos are blazoned :
Azure, a lion barry argent and gules, armed, langued and crowned Or.



Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Wattrelos is twinned with:

See also