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
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 (20202026) Vincent Quevallier[1]
Area
1
6.31 km2 (2.44 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 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.

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.

Heraldry

Arms of Wattignies-la-Victoire
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.±% 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

References

  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


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