Wahagnies

Wahagnies
Commune
The road into Wahagnies
Coat of arms
Location of Wahagnies
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Coordinates: 50°29′11″N 3°02′12″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Annœullin
Intercommunality	Pévèle Carembault
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Bos
Area 1	5.69 km2 (2.20 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	2,613
• Density	459/km2 (1,190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59630 /59261
Elevation	27–66 m (89–217 ft) (avg. 33 m or 108 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wahagnies (French pronunciation: [va.aɲi]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated between Flandre and Artois and has a distance of 20 km to Lille and 35 km to Arras. It covers an area of approximately 569 ha (2.20 sq mi).

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,504	—
1975	3,190	+3.52%
1982	2,911	−1.30%
1990	2,674	−1.06%
1999	2,689	+0.06%
2007	2,599	−0.42%
2012	2,616	+0.13%
2017	2,598	−0.14%
2023	2,613	+0.10%
Source: INSEE

Heraldry

Arms of Wahagnies

The arms of Wahagnies are blazoned : Azure, a chevron argent between 2 anchors and a cow passant Or, a chief per pale 1 Gules, a mitre Or, and 2 paly Or and gules.

Twin towns

Wahagnies is twinned with Böhl-Iggelheim (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department