Wicres

Wicres (French pronunciation: [wikʁ]; Dutch: Wijker) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.

Wicres
The church in Wicres
Location of Wicres
Wicres
Wicres
Coordinates: 50°34′19″N 2°52′07″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonAnnœullin
IntercommunalityMétropole Européenne de Lille
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Philippe Lacaze
Area
1
2.77 km2 (1.07 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
522
  Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59658 /59134
Elevation26–39 m (85–128 ft)
(avg. 32 m or 105 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Heraldry

Arms of Wicres
The arms of Wicres are blazoned :

Vert, a fess ermine. (Oignies, Beaucamps-Ligny, Estrées, Gruson and Wicres use the same arms.)



Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2006312    
2007313+0.3%
2008314+0.3%
2009333+6.1%
2010382+14.7%
2011396+3.7%
2012410+3.5%
2013424+3.4%
2014433+2.1%
2015451+4.2%
2016475+5.3%

See also

References


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