Wattignies-la-Victoire

Wattignies-la-Victoire is a commune in the Nord department of northern France. It is close to the site of the Battle of Wattignies, fought in 1793 during the French Revolutionary Wars, in which the French scored a victory over Austria.

For the commune south-west of the Lille conurbation, see Wattignies.
Wattignies-la-Victoire
Commune
The town hall in Wattignies-la-Victoire
Coat of arms
Location of Wattignies-la-Victoire
Wattignies-la-Victoire
Wattignies-la-Victoire
Coordinates: 50°12′05″N 4°00′48″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementAvesnes-sur-Helpe
CantonFourmies
IntercommunalityCœur de l'Avesnois
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Jean Lévêque
Area
1
6.31 km2 (2.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
243
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59649 /59680
Elevation147–205 m (482–673 ft)
(avg. 206 m or 676 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Heraldry
Arms of Wattignies-la-Victoire
 The arms of Wattignies-la-Victoire are blazoned :

Gules, a bend vair. (Neuf-Mesnil and Wattignies-la-Victoire use the same arms.)

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
2006261—    
2007270+3.4%
2008269−0.4%
2009263−2.2%
2010258−1.9%
2011254−1.6%
2012250−1.6%
2013244−2.4%
2014243−0.4%
2015241−0.8%
2016244+1.2%
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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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