Wattignies-la-Victoire

Wattignies-la-Victoire
The town hall in Wattignies-la-Victoire
The town hall in Wattignies-la-Victoire
Coat of arms of Wattignies-la-Victoire
Location of Wattignies-la-Victoire
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Wattignies-la-Victoire is located in France
Wattignies-la-Victoire
Wattignies-la-Victoire
Wattignies-la-Victoire is located in Hauts-de-France
Wattignies-la-Victoire
Wattignies-la-Victoire
Coordinates: 50°12′05″N 4°00′48″E / 50.2014°N 4.0133°E / 50.2014; 4.0133
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementAvesnes-sur-Helpe
CantonFourmies
IntercommunalityCœur de l'Avesnois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Vincent Quevallier[1]
Area
1
6.31 km2 (2.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
241
 • Density38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59649 /59680
Elevation147–205 m (482–673 ft)
(avg. 206 m or 676 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wattignies-la-Victoire (French pronunciation: [watiɲi la viktwaʁ]) is a commune in the Nord department of northern France.[3] It is close to the site of the Battle of Wattignies, fought in 1793 during the French Revolutionary Wars, in which the French scored a victory over Austria.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file