Wattrelos | |
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The church in Wattrelos | |
Coordinates: 50°42′00″N 3°13′01″E / 50.700°N 3.217°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Lille |
Canton | Roubaix-2 |
Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Baert[1] |
Area 1 | 13.44 km2 (5.19 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 40,836 |
• Density | 3,000/km2 (7,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59650 /59150 |
Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Wattrelos (French pronunciation: [watʁəlo]; archaic Dutch: Waterlos) is a commune in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.[3] It is located on the border with Belgium, northeast of the city of Lille. The fifth-largest component of the Métropole Européenne de Lille, Wattrelos borders the communes of Roubaix, Tourcoing and Leers in France and the communes of Mouscron and Estaimpuis in Belgium.