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Wambrechies
Wemmersijs | |
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The town hall in Wambrechies | |
Coordinates: 50°41′10″N 3°02′58″E / 50.6861°N 3.0494°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Lille |
Canton | Lille-1 |
Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Sébastien Brogniart[1] |
Area 1 | 16 km2 (6 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 10,798 |
• Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59636 /59118 |
Elevation | 13–26 m (43–85 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. |
Wambrechies (French pronunciation: [wɑ̃bʁəʃi]; West Flemish: Wemmersijs; Picard: Vamberchi) is a commune in the Nord department, in the region Hauts-de-France, in northern France. It is part of the European Metropolis of Lille.[3] It has a population of around 10,600 (2019).