Wervicq-Sud

Wervicq-Sud Zuid-Wervik
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	North
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Lambersart
Community association	Métropole Européenne de Lille
Coordinates	50 ° 46 '  N , 3 ° 3'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 46 '  N , 3 ° 3'  E
height	12-58 m
surface	5.09 km 2
Residents	5,413 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	1,063 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	59117
INSEE code	59656
Website	www.wervicq-sud.com
Church Immaculate Conception

Wervicq-Sud ( Flemish : Zuid-Wervik ) is a commune with 5413 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Lille and is part of the canton of Lambersart . The inhabitants are called Wervicquois .

geography

Wervicq-Sud is located about 15 kilometers north of Lille an der Leie (French: Lys ) directly on the Franco- Belgian border. Wervik-Sud is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Wervik (Belgium) in the north, Bousbecque in the east, Linselles in the south and Comines in the west.

The former National Route 345 runs through the municipality .

history

As a Gallo-Roman settlement Viroviacum , the origins of the community go back a long way. The place is also listed as Virovino on the Tabula Peutingeriana . The place was destroyed several times. Until the Treaty of Madrid in 1527, the place belonged to the county of Flanders. Then he was placed under the Spanish Crown. Finally, the area was conquered under Louis XIV in 1667. In 1713 the place was divided by the Peace of Utrecht. The northern part went to Flanders, the southern part remained French.

Population development
year	1793	1851	1896	1954	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2017
Residents	1525	1872	2311	2074	2593	3114	3991	4163	4328	4288	4688	5413

Community partnerships

A partnership with the German municipality of Roetgen in North Rhine-Westphalia has existed since 1974 . An intensive partnership is also maintained with the Wervik municipality of the same name on the other side of the Leie.

Personalities

• Léon Vandermeersch (* 1928), sinologist

Attractions

The so-called White Castle

• Dalle-Dumont Palace and Park, used as a military hospital by the Germans during World War I (including Adolf Hitler was treated here), with a military cemetery; the manor house, also known as the white castle (Flemish: 't wit kasteel), was built in 1910
• Léon Vandermeersch - Marie Prouvost Castle, built in 1926
• Church of the Immaculate Conception, built in 1827 in neo-Romanesque style,
• Notre-Dame des Sept Douleurs, Sainte-Anne and Notre-Dame de la Délivrance chapels, built in the 19th and 20th centuries

The giant from Wervicq-Sud has been Jehan van d'Helle since 1954 . He is accompanied by the giantess Sabine de Snuif .

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1402-1405.

Web links

Commons : Wervicq-Sud  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ to 1962: Cassini , from 1968: INSEE  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 714 kB)