Waziers
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Douai | |
| Canton | Sin-le-Noble | |
| Community association | Douaisis | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 23 ' N , 3 ° 7' E | |
| height | 17-27 m | |
| surface | 4.34 km 2 | |
| Residents | 7,452 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,717 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59119 | |
| INSEE code | 59654 | |
| Website | http://www.waziers.fr/ | |
.JPG) Notre-Dame des Mineurs church in Waziers |
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Waziers is a French municipality with 7452 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Douai and the canton of Sin-le-Noble .
geography
The municipality is surrounded to the north, west and south by Douai . To the east and south is the commune of Sin-le-Noble .
The A21 autoroute and the former National Route 17 run through the municipality .
history
Waziers first appeared in the documents in the 13th century. The municipality has been settled since the 3rd century AD. Historically, a tradition can be traced back to the Gallo-Roman era. With the mining of coal in the coal basin in northern France, numerous immigrants from Westphalia and Poland came here. Even today there is a Polish minority in the village. With the decline of mining in the second half of the 20th century, the population also fell.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 10,507 | 11,149 | 10,251 | 9,267 | 8,824 | 7.910 | 7,720 | 7,710 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Waziers
- Notre-Dame des Mineurs church (built in 1927)
- Sainte-Rictrude Church
- Château de Jerusalem
From folklore, the Géants du Nord Andréa and Zeph developed as representatives of Waziers.
Personalities
- Georges Prêtre (1924–2017), conductor and concertmaster
- César Ruminski (1924–2009), football player
- Michel Stievenard (* 1937), football player
- Jean-Marie Lawniczak (* 1942), football player
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , p. 710.
