Warneton (; nl, Waasten) is a
commune in the
Nord
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department in northern
France
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. It is part of the
Métropole Européenne de Lille
The Métropole Européenne de Lille (MEL; en, "European Metropolis of Lille") is the ''métropole'', an intercommunal structure, composed by a network of big cities (Lille, Roubaix, Tourcoing, Villeneuve d'Ascq, Armentières etc.) whose major ...
.
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Bounding communes and places
*Warneton, Belgium (part of Comines-Warneton)
* Comines, east
*Quesnoy-sur-Deûle
Quesnoy-sur-Deûle (, literally ''Quesnoy on Deûle''; vls, Kiezenet) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.
Population
Heraldry
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
...
, southeast
*Deûlémont
Deûlémont (; from nl, Deulemonde) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Situated at the confluence of the rivers Deûle and Lys, it is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.
Heraldry
See also
*Communes of the Nord ...
, southwest
History
The commune was formed on 1 July 1946 by the merger of the former communes Warneton-Sud and Warneton-Bas.[
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Heraldry
Population
Points of interest
*A blockhaus, used during the advance of the Maginot Line
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.
People
* Saint John of Warneton
References
Communes of Nord (French department)
French Flanders
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