Wasquehal

Wasquehal
Commune
Église Saint Clément
Église Saint Clément
Coat of arms of Wasquehal
Coat of arms
Location of Wasquehal
Wasquehal is located in France
Wasquehal
Wasquehal
Location within France
Wasquehal is located in Hauts-de-France
Wasquehal
Wasquehal
Location within Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°40′10″N 3°07′51″E / 50.6694°N 3.1308°E / 50.6694; 3.1308
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonCroix
IntercommunalityMétropole Européenne de Lille
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stéphanie Ducret
Area
1
6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
20,726
 • Density3,020/km2 (7,830/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59646 /59290
Elevation18–47 m (59–154 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wasquehal (traditional pronunciation [wakal]; currently common pronunciation [waskal]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

The town originally had a Flemish name; it was written as Waskenhal in the 11th century.

History

The Hôtel de Ville

The Hôtel de Ville in its original forn, facing onto Place du Général-de-Gaulle, was completed in 1867.

Geography

Wasquehal has an area of 6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi) and a population density of 2,702.8/km2.

Héraldique

Arms of Wasquehal
The arms of Wasquehal are blazoned :
Chequy argent and gules, each argent piece charged with an ermine spot sable. or, more simply, Chequy ermine and gules.

Population

Sport

Wasquehal hosted the finish of stage 4 of the 1989 Tour de France, won by Jelle Nijdam, and the finish of stage 5 the 1992 Tour de France, won by Guido Bontempi. The third stage of the 2004 Tour de France also finished in Wasquehal. Jean-Patrick Nazon won the mass sprint ahead of Erik Zabel and Robbie McEwen. Wasquehal also hosted the start of stage 7 of the 1988 Tour de France, and the start of stage 3 of the 1996 Tour de France.

The city's football team is the Wasquehal FC. It went bankrupt and disappeared in June 2026.

The city acquired its municipal ice rink (patinoire Serge-Charles) from Albertville's Olympic Committee and inaugurated it in 1995.

Economy

International robotics manufacturer Exotec inaugurated its new headquarters in Wasquehal in March 2026.

Monuments

Wasquehal's church Saint-Clément was built in 1912. It was closed for renovation from 2016 to 2023.

Twin towns – sister cities

Wasquehal is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ INSEE commune file
  4. ↑ "Dossiers D'Affaires Communales 1800–1940: Wasquehal" (PDF). Archives départementales du Nord. p. 3. Retrieved 16 October 2026.
  5. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Wasquehal, EHESS (in French).
  6. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  7. ↑ "Le club de Wasquehal n'existe plus à la suite de sa liquidation judiciaire". L'Équipe (in French). 5 June 2026. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  8. ↑ Thuillier, Mathieu (26 February 2025). "Rachetée à Albertville, la patinoire Serge-Charles, à Wasquehal, fête ses 30 ans en 2025". La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "La licorne française de la robotique Exotec veut se lancer «à la conquête du monde» depuis son nouveau site nordiste". L'Usine Nouvelle (in French). Archived from the original on 7 February 2026. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Wasquehal : découvrez l'église Saint-Clément et ses incroyables nouvelles couleurs". actu.fr (in French). 15 April 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "Jumelage Wasquehal renoue avec la ville de Beyne-Heusay (B)". lavoixdunord.fr (in French). La Voix du Nord. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2021.