Wervicq-Sud | |
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 The church in Wervicq-Sud | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Wervicq-Sud  | |
  Wervicq-Sud  Wervicq-Sud | |
| Coordinates: 50°46′23″N 3°02′55″E / 50.7731°N 3.0486°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Lambersart |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | David Heiremans[1] |
| Area 1 | 5.09 km2 (1.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 5,299 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59656 /59117 |
| Elevation | 12–58 m (39–190 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Wervicq-Sud (French pronunciation: [wɛʁvik syd]; Dutch: Zuid-Wervik) is a commune in the Nord department of northern France,[3] near the border with Belgium. Wervicq-Sud is one of the oldest villages still existent, dating back to Roman times.
The town is separated from its Belgian Flemish sister town of Wervik by the river Lys.
Located 15 km north of Lille and 20 km south of Ypres.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file