Warneton

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.

Warneton
The town hall in Warneton
Location of Warneton
Warneton
Warneton
Coordinates: 50°44′52″N 2°57′12″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonArmentières
IntercommunalityMétropole Européenne de Lille
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Yvon Pétronin
Area
1
4.17 km2 (1.61 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
239
  Density57/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.

Bounding communes and places

History

It was constituted into two zones and had its own mayor and its council. It was merged on June 7, 1946 with Warneton-Sud and Warneton-Bas

Heraldry

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.±%
2006189    
2007189+0.0%
2008191+1.1%
2009198+3.7%
2010211+6.6%
2011224+6.2%
2012224+0.0%
2013225+0.4%
2014230+2.2%
2015234+1.7%
2016239+2.1%

Points of interest

People

  • Saint John of Warneton

References


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