Wattignies-la-Victoire

Wattignies-la-Victoire (French pronunciation: [watiɲi la viktwaʁ]) 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.

Wattignies-la-Victoire
The town hall in Wattignies-la-Victoire
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 (20202026) Vincent Quevallier
Area
1
6.31 km2 (2.44 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
240
  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

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%

See also

References


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