Fournes-en-Weppes | |
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 A general view of Fournes-en-Weppes | |
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 Location of Fournes-en-Weppes | |
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| Coordinates:50°35′09″N2°53′24″E / 50.5858°N 2.89°E /50.5858; 2.89 | |
| 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 | 264/km2 (683/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:[fuʁnɑ̃wɛp]) is acommune in theNorddepartment in northernFrance. It is part of theMétropole Européenne de Lille.[3]Hitler spent nearly half of his wartime service inWorld War I here.
| 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] | ||
| The arms of Fournes-en-Weppes areblazoned : Bendy argent and gules. (La Flamengrie,Fournes-en-Weppes andWargnies-le-Grand use the same arms.) |
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