Wattrelos (French pronunciation: [watʁəlo]; archaic Dutch: Waterlos) is a commune in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.[3] 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.
Wattrelos | |
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 The church in Wattrelos | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Wattrelos  | |
  Wattrelos  Wattrelos | |
| Coordinates: 50°42′00″N 3°13′01″E / 50.700°N 3.217°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[1] |
| Area 1 | 13.44 km2 (5.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 40,836 |
| • Density | 3,000/km2 (7,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59650 /59150 |
| Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Heraldry
| | The arms of Wattrelos are blazoned : Azure, a lion barry argent and gules, armed, langued and crowned Or. |
Twin towns – sister cities
Eschweiler, Germany
Guarda, Portugal- Köthen, Germany
Mohács, Hungary
Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland
Solca, Romania
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