Warneton | |
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 The town hall in Warneton | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Warneton | |
Warneton Warneton | |
| Coordinates: 50°44′52″N 2°57′12″E / 50.7478°N 2.9533°E / 50.7478; 2.9533 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Armentières |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yvon Pétronin1 |
Area 1 | 4.17 km2 (1.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)2 | 231 |
| • Density | 55.4/km2 (143/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59643 /59560 |
| Elevation | 11–25 m (36–82 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Warneton (French pronunciation: [waʁnətɔ̃]; Dutch: Waasten) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.3
Bounding communes and places
- Warneton, Belgium (part of Comines-Warneton)
- Comines, east
- Quesnoy-sur-Deûle, southeast
- Deûlémont, southwest
History
The commune was formed on 1 July 1946 by the merger of the former communes Warneton-Sud and Warneton-Bas.4
Heraldry
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The arms of Warneton are blazoned : Argent, a fess gules. (the Béthune family and the communes of Cuts, Rosny-sur-Seine, Warneton and Noyon use the same arms.)
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 197 | — |
| 1975 | 198 | +0.07% |
| 1982 | 171 | −2.07% |
| 1990 | 179 | +0.57% |
| 1999 | 178 | −0.06% |
| 2007 | 189 | +0.75% |
| 2012 | 224 | +3.46% |
| 2017 | 239 | +1.30% |
| 2023 | 231 | −0.57% |
| Source: INSEE5 | ||
Points of interest
- A blockhaus, used during the advance of the Maginot Line.
People
- Saint John of Warneton
References
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "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 Warneton, EHESS (in French).
- Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE