Wambrechies

Wambrechies Wemmersijs
Commune
The town hall in Wambrechies
Coat of arms
Location of Wambrechies
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Coordinates: 50°41′10″N 3°02′58″E / 50.6861°N 3.0494°E / 50.6861; 3.0494
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Lille-1
Intercommunality	Métropole Européenne de Lille
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sébastien Brogniart[1]
Area 1	16 km2 (6.2 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	11,012
• Density	690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59636 /59118
Elevation	13–26 m (43–85 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.

Wambrechies (French pronunciation: [wɑ̃bʁəʃi]; West Flemish: Wemmersijs; Picard: Vamberchi) is a commune in the Nord department, in the region Hauts-de-France, in northern France. It is part of the European Metropolis of Lille.^[3]

Wambrechies is situated to the north of Lille, it is bordered by the neighbouring communes of Marquette-lez-Lille (to the southeast), Saint André-lez-Lille (to the south), Quesnoy-sur-Deûle (to the northwest) and Bondues (to the northeast). The Deûle canal runs from north to south through the town.

The arms of Wambrechies are blazoned : Or, a cross engrailed gules. (Artres, Bettrechies, Cerfontaine, Denain, Eth, Lesquin, Obies, Quérénaing, Semousies, Wambrechies and Warlaing use the same arms.)

Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 5,845 —     1975 7,894 +4.39% 1982 8,152 +0.46% 1990 8,250 +0.15% 1999 8,552 +0.40% 2007 9,875 +1.81% 2012 9,665 −0.43% 2017 10,948 +2.52% 2023 11,012 +0.10% Source: INSEE[4]

Kempen, Germany since 1972.

• Communes of the Nord department

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