Wattrelos

Wattrelos
The church in Wattrelos
The church in Wattrelos
Coat of arms of Wattrelos
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Wattrelos is located in France
Wattrelos
Wattrelos
Wattrelos is located in Hauts-de-France
Wattrelos
Wattrelos
Coordinates: 50°42′00″N 3°13′01″E / 50.700°N 3.217°E / 50.700; 3.217
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonRoubaix-2
IntercommunalityMétropole Européenne de Lille
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique Baert[1]
Area
1
13.44 km2 (5.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
40,836
 • Density3,000/km2 (7,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59650 /59150
Elevation29 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.

  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