Wasquehal | |
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Coordinates: 50°40′10″N3°07′51″E / 50.6694°N 3.1308°E Coordinates: 50°40′10″N3°07′51″E / 50.6694°N 3.1308°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Lille |
Canton | Croix |
Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphanie Ducret [1] |
Area 1 | 6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi) |
Population | 20,860 |
• Density | 3,000/km2 (7,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59646 /59290 |
Elevation | 18–47 m (59–154 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Wasquehal (traditional pronunciation [wakal] ; currently common pronunciation [waskal] ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. [3]
The town originally had a Flemish name; it was written as Waskenhal in the 11th century.
Wasquehal has an area of 6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi) and a population density of 2,702.8/km².
The arms of Wasquehal are blazoned : Chequy argent and gules, each argent piece charged with an ermine spot sable. or, more simply, Chequy ermine and gules. |
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Source: EHESS [4] and INSEE (1968-2017) [5] |
Wasquehal hosted the finish of stage 4 of the 1989 Tour de France, won by Jelle Nijdam, and the finish of stage 5 the 1992 Tour de France, won by Guido Bontempi. The third stage of the 2004 Tour de France also finished in Wasquehal. Jean-Patrick Nazon won the mass sprint ahead of Erik Zabel and Robbie McEwen. Wasquehal also hosted the start of stage 7 of the 1988 Tour de France, and the start of stage 3 of the 1996 Tour de France.
Wasquehal is twinned with: [6]
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