Wignehies

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Wignehies
Wignehies coat of arms
Wignehies (France)
Wignehies
region Hauts-de-France
Department North
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Fourmies
Community association Sud Avesnois
Coordinates 50 ° 1 '  N , 4 ° 1'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 1 '  N , 4 ° 1'  E
height 166-238 m
surface 13.86 km 2
Residents 2,903 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 209 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 59212
INSEE code

Wignehies town hall

Wignehies is a French commune with 2,903 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe and the canton of Fourmies .

geography

Wignehies lies on the Helpe Mineure River . Wignehies is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Féron in the north, Fourmies in the east, Clairfontaine in the south and Rocquigny in the west.

The former route nationale 364 runs through the municipality .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011
Residents 3,876 3,803 3,798 3,582 3,544 3,284 3,169 3,056

Community partnerships

A partnership has existed with the Romanian community of Bocsig in the Kreisch area since 1990 .

Attractions

Saint-Etienne church
  • Saint-Etienne church
  • Saint-Silvestre Chapel

Personalities

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1640-1644.

Web links

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