Warneton  | |
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![]() The town hall in Warneton  | |
![]() Coat of arms  | |
Location of Warneton  | |
![]() Warneton ![]() Warneton  | |
| Coordinates: 50°44′52″N 2°57′12″E / 50.7478°N 2.9533°E | |
| Country | France | 
| Region | Hauts-de-France | 
| Department | Nord | 
| Arrondissement | Lille | 
| Canton | Armentières | 
| Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yvon Pétronin[1] | 
| Area 1  | 4.17 km2 (1.61 sq mi) | 
| Population | 234 | 
| • Density | 56/km2 (150/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | 
| INSEE/Postal code | 59643 /59560  | 
| Elevation | 11–25 m (36–82 ft)  (avg. 20 m or 66 ft)  | 
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Warneton (French pronunciation: [waʁnətɔ̃]; Dutch: Waasten) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.[3]
Bounding communes and places
- Warneton, Belgium (part of Comines-Warneton)
 - Comines, east
 - Quesnoy-sur-Deûle, southeast
 - Deûlémont, southwest
 
History
The commune was formed on 1 July 1946 by the merger of the former communes Warneton-Sud and Warneton-Bas.[3]
Heraldry
![]() Arms of Warneton  | 
The arms of Warneton are blazoned : Argent, a fess gules. (the Béthune family and the communes of Cuts, Rosny-sur-Seine, Warneton and Noyon use the same arms.) 
 
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | 
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| 1968 | 197 | — | 
| 1975 | 198 | +0.07% | 
| 1982 | 171 | −2.07% | 
| 1990 | 179 | +0.57% | 
| 1999 | 178 | −0.06% | 
| 2007 | 189 | +0.75% | 
| 2012 | 224 | +3.46% | 
| 2017 | 239 | +1.30% | 
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Points of interest
- A blockhaus, used during the advance of the Maginot Line.
 
People
- Saint John of Warneton
 
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
 - ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
 - 1 2 INSEE commune file
 - ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
 
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