Fournes-en-Weppes

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Fournes-en-Weppes
Coat of arms of Fournes-en-Weppes
Fournes-en-Weppes (France)
Fournes-en-Weppes
region Hauts-de-France
Department North
Arrondissement Lille
Canton Annœullin
Community association Métropole Européenne de Lille
Coordinates 50 ° 35 '  N , 2 ° 53'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 35 '  N , 2 ° 53'  E
height 26–43 m
surface 8.22 km 2
Residents 2,220 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 270 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 59134
INSEE code
Website http://mairie-fournes-en-weppes.fr/

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Fournes-en-Weppes is a French commune with 2,220 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Lille and is part of the canton Annœullin (until 2015: canton La Bassée ). The inhabitants are called Fournois .

geography

Fournes-en-Weppes is about 13 kilometers west-southwest of Lille . Fournes-en-Weppes is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Le Maisnil in the north, Beaucamps-Ligny in the northeast, Wavrin in the east and southeast, Sainghin-en-Weppes in the south, Herlies in the west and southwest and Fromelles in the northwest.

The National Route 41 runs through the municipality .

Population development

Population development
year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 1,409 1,455 1,394 1,740 1.925 2,009 1,945 2,220

Attractions

  • Notre-Dame de la Nativite church
  • chapel

Personalities

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 195-197.

Web links

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