Wattignies-la-Victoire

Summary

Wattignies-la-Victoire (French pronunciation: [watiɲi la viktwaʁ]) is a commune in the Nord department of northern France.[3] 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.

Wattignies-la-Victoire
The town hall in Wattignies-la-Victoire
The town hall in Wattignies-la-Victoire
Coat of arms of Wattignies-la-Victoire
Location of Wattignies-la-Victoire
.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:left}Wattignies-la-Victoire is located in France
Wattignies-la-Victoire
Wattignies-la-Victoire
Wattignies-la-Victoire is located in Hauts-de-France
Wattignies-la-Victoire
Wattignies-la-Victoire
Coordinates: 50°12′05″N 4°00′48″E / 50.2014°N 4.0133°E / 50.2014; 4.0133
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementAvesnes-sur-Helpe
CantonFourmies
IntercommunalityCœur de l'Avesnois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Vincent Quevallier[1]
Area
1
6.31 km2 (2.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
241
 • Density38/km2 (99/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 edit

 
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 edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 238—    
1975 216−1.38%
1982 239+1.46%
1990 224−0.81%
1999 233+0.44%
2007 270+1.86%
2012 250−1.53%
2017 243−0.57%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE