Wattignies (; ) is a commune in the Nord department of northern

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Lille Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Prefectures in F ...

conurbation. It covers an area of , and as of 2019 its population was 15,075.

Neighboring communes

, Faches-Thumesnil,

Templemars Templemars () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille. The commune has the head office of Castorama.Seclin Seclin () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille. Population Notable residents * Adrien Fourmaux, rally driver *André Ayew, Ghana national football team footballer *Séba ...

, Noyelles-lès-Seclin, Emmerin and Loos-lez-Lille.

Heraldry

Population

Twin towns

Wattignies is twinned with: *

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– since 1982 *

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– since 1973

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