Wasquehal

Wasquehal
Église Saint Clément
Église Saint Clément
Coat of arms of Wasquehal
Location of Wasquehal
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Wasquehal is located in France
Wasquehal
Wasquehal
Wasquehal is located in Hauts-de-France
Wasquehal
Wasquehal
Coordinates: 50°40′10″N 3°07′51″E / 50.6694°N 3.1308°E / 50.6694; 3.1308
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonCroix
IntercommunalityMétropole Européenne de Lille
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stéphanie Ducret[1]
Area
1
6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
20,836
 • Density3,000/km2 (7,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59646 /59290
Elevation18–47 m (59–154 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wasquehal (traditional pronunciation [wakal]; currently common pronunciation [waskal]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

The town originally had a Flemish name; it was written as Waskenhal in the 11th century.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file