Wambrechies

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Wambrechies
Coat of arms of Wambrechies
Wambrechies (France)
Wambrechies
region Hauts-de-France
Department North
Arrondissement Lille
Canton Lille-1
Community association Métropole Européenne de Lille
Coordinates 50 ° 41 ′  N , 3 ° 3 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 41 ′  N , 3 ° 3 ′  E
height 13-26 m
surface 15.5 km 2
Residents 10,948 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 706 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 59118
INSEE code
Website www.wambrechies.fr

The Saint-Vaast church in Wambrechies

Wambrechies ( Flemish : Wemmersijs ) is a commune in the French department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France with 10,948 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017). The village is located north of the metropolitan area around the city of Lille and is also part of the arrondissement of Lille . The Deûle river flows through Wambrechies and the Lille-Marcq-en-Barœul airport is on the outskirts .

geography

The municipality of Wambrechies extends over an area of ​​15.5  km² .

Adjacent communities

Quesnoy-sur-Deûle Linselles
Verlinghem Neighboring communities Bondues
Marquette ‑ lez ‑ Lille

Demographics

The graphic opposite shows the development of the population of Wambrechies. (Source: INSEE ).

Etymology and history

The place name Wambrechies probably goes back to a Germanic field name Wambreck , with the syllable -breck being a reference to fallow land . The first written mention of Wambrechies can be found in a document from 1110 on the transfer of altar income from Wambrechies to the Collegiate Chapter Saint-Pierre in Lille , signed by the Bishop of Tournai .

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Wambrechies

Town twinning

A town partnership with the German town of Kempen has existed since 1972 . We are on friendly terms with Buggenhout in Flanders.

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1072-1081.

Web links

Commons : Wambrechies  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ De Nederlanden in Frankrijk, Jozef van Overstraeten, 1969
  2. a b Ville de Wambrechies: L'histoire de la ville , official website of the city of Wambrechies, accessed on December 21, 2013 (French)