Warlaing

Coordinates: 50°24′40″N 3°19′34″E / 50.4111°N 3.3261°E / 50.4111; 3.3261
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Warlaing
The town hall
The town hall
Coat of arms of Warlaing
Location of Warlaing
Map
Warlaing is located in France
Warlaing
Warlaing
Warlaing is located in Hauts-de-France
Warlaing
Warlaing
Coordinates: 50°24′40″N 3°19′34″E / 50.4111°N 3.3261°E / 50.4111; 3.3261
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDouai
CantonSin-le-Noble
IntercommunalityCœur d'Ostrevent
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrice Bricout[1]
Area
1
3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
594
 • Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59642 /59870
Elevation16–19 m (52–62 ft)
(avg. 17 m or 56 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Warlaing (French pronunciation: [waʁlɛ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Heraldry[edit]

Arms of Warlaing
Arms of Warlaing
The arms of Warlaing are blazoned :

Or, a cross engrailed gules. (Artres, Bettrechies, Cerfontaine, Denain, Eth, Lesquin, Obies, Quérénaing, Semousies, Wambrechies and Warlaing use the same arms.)



Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 359—    
1975 352−0.28%
1982 340−0.49%
1990 381+1.43%
1999 461+2.14%
2007 562+2.51%
2012 542−0.72%
2017 579+1.33%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sites and monuments[edit]

  • Church of our Lady of the Assumption, built around 1852 by Lille architect Charles Leroy, who was the designer of many religious buildings in northern France, including the Notre-Dame de la Treille cathedral.
  • The Château de Warlaing, now in ruins, was destroyed by the armies of Louis XIV.
  • The Scarpe, its lock and bridge.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  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