Wasquehal
Wasquehal | |
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 Église Saint Clément | |
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 Location of Wasquehal | |
  Wasquehal  Wasquehal | |
| Coordinates: 50°40′10″N 3°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 (2023)[2] | 20,726 |
| • Density | 3,020/km2 (7,830/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.
Geography
[edit]Wasquehal has an area of 6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi) and a population density of 2,702.8/km2.
Héraldique
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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. |
Population
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Sport
[edit]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.
The city's football team is the Wasquehal FC. It went bankrupt and disappeared in June 2026.[6]
The city acquired its municipal ice rink (patinoire Serge-Charles) from Albertville's Olympic Committee and inaugurated it in 1995.[7]
Economy
[edit]International robotics manufacturer Exotec inaugurated its new headquarters in Wasquehal in March 2026.[8]
Monuments
[edit]Wasquehal's church Saint-Clément was built in 1912. It was closed for renovation from 2016 to 2023.[9]
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]Wasquehal is twinned with:[10]
Beyne-Heusay, Belgium
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Wasquehal, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ^ "Le club de Wasquehal n'existe plus à la suite de sa liquidation judiciaire". L'Équipe (in French). 5 June 2026. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
- ^ Thuillier, Mathieu (26 February 2025). "Rachetée à Albertville, la patinoire Serge-Charles, à Wasquehal, fête ses 30 ans en 2025". La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 23 June 2026.
- ^ "La licorne française de la robotique Exotec veut se lancer «à la conquête du monde» depuis son nouveau site nordiste". L'Usine Nouvelle (in French). Archived from the original on 7 February 2026. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
- ^ "Wasquehal : découvrez l'église Saint-Clément et ses incroyables nouvelles couleurs". actu.fr (in French). 15 April 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
- ^ "Jumelage Wasquehal renoue avec la ville de Beyne-Heusay (B)". lavoixdunord.fr (in French). La Voix du Nord. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
External links
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- Official website (in French)
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