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. 2019)[1]
237
  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. On 7 June 1946 it was merged 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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