Wasquehal | |
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![]() Église Saint Clément | |
Coordinates: 50°40′10″N 3°07′51″E / 50.6694°N 3.1308°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Lille |
Canton | Croix |
Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphanie Ducret[1] |
Area 1 | 6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 20,836 |
• Density | 3,000/km2 (7,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59646 /59290 |
Elevation | 18–47 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.