Willems (North)
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Lille | |
| Canton | Villeneuve-d'Ascq | |
| Community association | Métropole Européenne de Lille | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 38 ′ N , 3 ° 14 ′ E | |
| height | 22-48 m | |
| surface | 5.8 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,021 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 521 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59780 | |
| INSEE code | 59660 | |
| Website | http://www.willems.fr/ | |
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Willems ( Flemish : Willem ) is a northern French municipality with 3021 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Lille and is part of the canton of Villeneuve-d'Ascq (until 2015 canton of Lannoy ). The inhabitants are called Willemois .
geography
Willems is right on the border with Belgium . Willems is surrounded by the communities Sailly-lez-Lannoy and Toufflers in the north, the Belgian community Tournai with the district Templeuve in the east, Baisieux in the south, Chéreng in the southwest and Villeneuve-d'Ascq in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 2.010 | 1.923 | 2.006 | 2,506 | 2,681 | 2,799 | 2,968 | 3,021 |
Attractions
- Saint Martin Church
- British military cemetery
The two giant figures Guillem and Cherloutte represent the place.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 961-962.
Web links
Commons : Willems - collection of images, videos and audio files
