Wambrechies
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Lille | |
| Canton | Lille-1 | |
| Community association | Métropole Européenne de Lille | |
| 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 | 59636 | |
| Website | www.wambrechies.fr | |
 The Saint-Vaast church in Wambrechies |
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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 | |
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Bondues |
| Marquette ‑ lez ‑ Lille |
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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
- Saint-Vaast church
- Château de Robersart castle
- Wambrechies German military cemetery with more than 2,300 graves of fallen soldiers from the First World War
- Former La Linière de Wambrechies spinning mill , the building is a listed building
- Claeyssens distillery , a genever distillery , the buildings that still exist from the early days of the company are now listed
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Wambrechies
City center:
Rue du 11 novembre
Château de Robersart
Claeyssens Distillery
Wambrechies Town Hall
Port of 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
- Official website of the city of Wambrechies (French)
- Statistical information on wambrechies on the INSEE website (French)
Individual evidence
- ^ De Nederlanden in Frankrijk, Jozef van Overstraeten, 1969
- ↑ a b Ville de Wambrechies: L'histoire de la ville , official website of the city of Wambrechies, accessed on December 21, 2013 (French)