Warneton (; ) 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; ) is the , an intercommunal structure, composed by a network of big cities ( Lille, Roubaix, Tourcoing, Villeneuve d'Ascq, Armentières etc.) whose major city is the city of Lille. It is located in ...
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Bounding communes and places
*Warneton, Belgium (part of
Comines-Warneton
Comines-Warneton (; ; ; ; ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is contiguous with the identically named Comines on the other side of the border with France.
On 1 January 2006 it had a total ...
)
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Comines, east
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Quesnoy-sur-Deûle, southeast
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Deûlémont
Deûlémont (; from ) 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 department
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, southwest
History
The commune was formed on 1 July 1946 by the merger of the former communes Warneton-Sud and Warneton-Bas.
Heraldry
Population
Points of interest
*A
blockhaus, used during the advance of the
Maginot Line
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People
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Saint John of Warneton
References
External links
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Communes of Nord (French department)
French Flanders
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