Wavrin
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Location within Hauts-de-France region ![]() ![]() Wavrin | |
Coordinates: 50°34′27″N 2°56′23″E / 50.5742°N 2.9397°E / 50.5742; 2.9397Coordinates: 50°34′27″N 2°56′23″E / 50.5742°N 2.9397°E / 50.5742; 2.9397 | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Lille |
Canton | Haubourdin |
Intercommunality | Lille Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Alain Blondeau |
Area1 | 13.55 km2 (5.23 sq mi) |
Population (1999)2 | 7,633 |
• Density | 560/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59653 / 59136 |
Elevation |
18–40 m (59–131 ft) (avg. 22 m or 72 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Wavrin is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Its foundation was around the year 1020.
It is part of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole.
Heraldry
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The arms of Wavrin are blazoned : Azure, an inescutcheon argent. (Gouzeaucourt, Saint-Jean-de-Vals, Ramburelles, Saint-Menge, Colombey-les-Belles and Ostreville use the same arms.) |
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