Fournes-en-Weppes
Fournes-en-Weppes | |
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 A general view of Fournes-en-Weppes | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Fournes-en-Weppes | |
  Fournes-en-Weppes  Fournes-en-Weppes | |
| Coordinates: 50°35′09″N 2°53′24″E / 50.5858°N 2.89°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Annœullin |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-José Kramarz[1] |
Area 1 | 8.22 km2 (3.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 2,167 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59250 /59134 |
| Elevation | 26–43 m (85–141 ft) (avg. 43 m or 141 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Fournes-en-Weppes (French pronunciation: [fuʁn ɑ̃ wɛp]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.[3] Hitler spent nearly half of his wartime service in World War I here.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,455 | — |
| 1975 | 1,394 | −0.61% |
| 1982 | 1,740 | +3.22% |
| 1990 | 1,925 | +1.27% |
| 1999 | 2,009 | +0.48% |
| 2007 | 1,965 | −0.28% |
| 2012 | 2,126 | +1.59% |
| 2017 | 2,220 | +0.87% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Heraldry
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The arms of Fournes-en-Weppes are blazoned : Bendy argent and gules. (La Flamengrie, and Wargnies-le-Grand use the same arms.)
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See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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